Accident Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIF R2445,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238745
 
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Date:Saturday 14 February 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIF
Owner/operator:307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF
Registration: R2445
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near RAF Exeter, Devon, England, -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Exeter, Devon
Destination airport:RAF Exeter
Narrative:
Beaufighter R2445; Took off for Training flight. 14/02/1942.
Crashed during low flying exercise near Exeter airfield when the pilot hit a tree.
Crew:
P/O (P/1279) Stefan MAXYMOWICZ-RACZYNSKI (pol.pilot) PAF: killed
F/O (P/0482) Jerzy Witold ŁAZAROWICZ (pol.obs) PAF - seriously injured

Sources:

1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 307 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/12168

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Jul-2020 09:07 Nepa Added [Operator]
18-Jul-2021 21:19 Anon. Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
05-Oct-2022 09:13 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
05-Oct-2022 09:13 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]

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