ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238010
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| Date: | Friday 17 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 604 (County of Middlesex) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R2136 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Colerne, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire |
| RAF Colerne, Wiltshire |
Beaufighter R2136: Took off at 23:45 hrs for Solpey practice and Patrol. 16/04/1942.
Overshot and crashed during emergency landing on an RAF Colerne. 17/04/1942
The crewmember had to drag the pilot out of the burning aircraft.
Crew:
Lt. (N.12907) Johan RAD (Nor. pilot) RNoAF - injured
2/Lt. (N.13738) Leif LOVESTAD (Nor. obs.) RNoAF - injured
F/Sgt (1366063) Ian Skene MELVIN (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 604 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/13567
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2020 20:45 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 13-Jul-2020 20:56 | DB | Updated [Departure airport, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2021 21:32 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Oct-2022 12:04 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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