ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158797
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc |
| Owner/operator: | TDU RAF |
| Registration: | X8065 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Alverstoke, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Gosport, Hampshire |
Beaufighter X8065: Took off for Torpedo trials over Stokes Bay. 16/06/1942
Port engine failed during turn to port at 200ft. Aircraft rolled inverted into sea.
Crew:
F/O (82655) Michael Orme DAVENPORT (test pilot) RAFVR - killed
W/Cdr (05207) Richard Griffith SHAW (pilot CO TDU) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial/entry.php?id=84
2.https://www.fortgilkicker.co.uk/torpedo.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2013 07:45 | Nepa | Added |
| 14-Sep-2013 01:54 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 24-Jan-2014 15:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 18-Mar-2015 13:06 | Scout | Updated [Location] |
| 18-May-2021 11:16 | Xindel | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-May-2023 20:15 | Nepa | Updated [[Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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