ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237903
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R2056 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thrapston 8 miles east of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ballyhalbert, Co.Down, Northern Ireland |
Beaufighter R2056: Took off for Training flight. 01/04/1942
Beaufighter R2056 (25 Sqdn) collided with Blenheim T1828 (105 Sqdn) just below cloud base at 3,000ft.
Both aircraft crashed at Thrapston 8 miles East of Kettering.
Crew Beaufighter R2056:
Sgt (655052) Dennis Frederick Austen WELSH (pilot) RAF - OK
F/O (139.951) William George RIPLEY DFM (obs.) RAFVR - Ok
Crew Blenheim T1828:
Sgt (Aus.400498) Peter Harrison SWAN (pilot) RAAF - Baled out and was Injured
Sgt (921394) George Yorke LARMOUR (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 25 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/13084
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2020 22:49 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 07-May-2021 10:14 | MiG17 | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Oct-2022 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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