Accident Bristol Beaufort Mk I W6533,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227568
 
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Date:Monday 21 July 1941
Time:night
Type:Bristol Beaufort Mk I
Owner/operator:86 Sqn RAF
Registration: W6533
MSN: BX-B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:near Schiermonnikoog, Friesland -   Netherlands
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 02:10 hrs for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation off the Frisians.
Crashed under unknown circumstances.
All crew members are missing in action:

Pilot Sgt. B.A.J. Boyse 912229 RAF Runnymede Memorial 40
Observer Sgt. A. Pont 968128 RAF Runnymede Memorial 50
Wo ag Sgt. R.J.S. Wicks 751165 RAF Runnymede Memorial 54
Wo ag Sgt. C.C. Proctor 990753 RAF Runnymede Memorial 50

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1130A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Jul-2019 11:45 TigerTimon Added
15-Jun-2022 00:27 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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