ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22245
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| Date: | Friday 23 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Brewster Buffalo Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | AS426 |
| MSN: | 80 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Burtonwood, Lancashire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Burtonwood, Lancashire |
Test registration probably NX80B. Intended for Belgian AF but no Belgian serial was assigned; not delivered. Shipped by HMS Furious from Halifax, Canada
On 23-8-1940 The aircraft was on its way to Burtonwood when it had an engine failure and crash landed a few miles short of its destination.
Crew:
P/O (41021) Maurice Norman Hesketh (pilot) RAF - ok
Sources:
1. http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/interbellum/Brewster%20339B%20Buffalo/Brewster%20339B%20Buffalos%20RAF%20AS426.html
Media:
218.jpg)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2008 08:51 | Anon. | Added |
| 17-Jan-2012 13:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2015 09:45 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 22-May-2019 19:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2023 17:54 | Nepa | Updated [[Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative]] |
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