ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224426
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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIF |
| Owner/operator: | 125 (Newfoundland) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T3149 |
| MSN: | VA-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Morris Farm, Sketty, Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairwood Common, West Glamorgan |
Beaufighter T3149/R: Took off for training flight. 31/05/1942
During flight its port engine failed. To make matters worse the starboard engine then caught fire. The pilot, P/O Turnbull was forced to put the aircraft down near the lane (which I believe is now Saunders Way) leading up to Morris Farm, Sketty.
Crew:
P/O (J/6211) John Howard "Jack" TURNBULL (pilot) RCAF escaped unhurt
Sgt (1186762) Cecil Frank James FOWLER (obs.) RAFVR slightly injured.
Morris Farm no longer exists and the crash site is covered by modern houses. Beaufighter T3149 came to rest near the junction of what is now Warwick Road and the B4436 Saunders Way, Derwen Fawr, Sketty, Swansea, West Glamorgan (at approximate co ordinates 51.60.68701°N, 03.99090561°W)
Sources:
1. Fallen Flyers: Tragedy in the Skies Over Wartime Gower (Wartime Record) Bryngold Books Ltd; First edition (1 May 2005) by Steven H. Jones
2. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
3. http://www.clynevalleycommunityproject.co.uk/world-war-ii/4559743795
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._125_Squadron_RAF#Second_World_War
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketty
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2019 22:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Apr-2019 09:32 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Apr-2022 16:56 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-May-2022 18:41 | Davies 62 | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
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