ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231485
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| Date: | Friday 7 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | NE744 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Strubby, Alford, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Strubby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Strubby |
Beaufighter NE744: Took for Test flight. 07/07/1944
Aircraft after completing airframe and engine flight test, while on final approach to the airfield, the port engine failed causing loss of control to the aircraft. The aircraft crashed onto the runway killing both occupants.
Crew:
F/O (J/17657) John William BLYTH (Pilot) RCAF - killed
Cpl (R/70810) Robert Edwin COLWELL (mech) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.https://wartimes.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=588
2.ORB 404 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2019 03:59 | tachel | Added |
| 20-Jan-2021 10:53 | db | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2022 11:17 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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