ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238033
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| Date: | Monday 24 November 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 604 (County of Middlesex) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X7639 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea near Cape Serrat, Tunisia. -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Fronte, Gibraltar |
| RAF Luqa, Malta |
Beaufighter X7639: Took off for transit flight. 24/11/1941.
Aircraft was in transit from RAF Portreath, UK to the Middle East. Aircraft had left Gibraltar for Malta, but crashed, for unknown reasons, near Cape Serrat, Tunisia. Crew survived crash, and interned there.
Crew:
P/O (61273) Stephen Francis HODSMAN (pilot) RAF - missing /interned
Sgt (????) A.F.D MONGER (obs.) RAF?? - missing /interned
Sources:
1.https://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19401949
2.http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17058251
3.AIR81/10522
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2020 14:19 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 03-Oct-2022 12:39 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Oct-2022 12:40 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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