ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231464
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LZ289 |
| MSN: | EE-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stemester House, Caithness, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wick, Co. Highland |
Beaufighter LZ289/R: Took off for a fighter affiliation exercise. 17/11/1943
During fighter affiliation with Spitfires from Fighter Affiliation Unit in the morning. "The aircraft was observed by one of the Spitfire pilots to go into a spin to the right at approximately 5000 feet from which it failed to recover before striking into the ground between a farm house and barn at Stemester House, Caithness.
Crew:
F/O (J/20615) Norman Earl LONG (pilot ) RCAF - killed
F/O (132715) James Harper Greig HORNE (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.https://wartimes.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=588
2.ORB 404 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2019 20:50 | tachel | Added |
| 19-Jan-2021 11:16 | db | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Jul-2021 20:51 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Jul-2021 21:52 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Operator] |
| 07-Oct-2022 10:36 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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