ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158911
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 2 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R2152 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Urra Moor, Bilsdale, North York Moors, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire |
Beaufighter R2152 crew were on a training flight from RAF Catfoss in East Yorkshire when the aircraft crashed into the heather moorland on Urra Moor causing it to completely disintegrate.
Crew:
F/O (127.323) Peter Ewart DAVISON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1100677) Eric Norman SYKES (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/north-yorkshire-moors/bristol-beaufighter-r2152.
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/43/r2152.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2013 16:33 | Nepa | Added |
| 08-May-2015 09:07 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2015 19:30 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2021 21:46 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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