Accident Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic T4669,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238791
 
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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 Ic
Owner/operator:248 Sqn RAF
Registration: T4669
MSN: WR-Z
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing - North Sea -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Beaufighter T4669/Z: Took off at 08:05 hrs seven Beaus to carry out a maritime patrol above the North Sea along the Dutch coast. 14/02/1942
Failed to return from an operational flight off the coast of Holland, 14/02/1942.
Crew:
Sgt (FAFL 30.027) Eugène Léon François THÉATRE /Jack Burston (Fr. pilot) FFAF: killed;
Sgt (971046) Colin Frank RYALL (obs) RAFVR - killed;

Sources:

AIR81/12209

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jul-2020 09:23 Nepa Added [Operator]
24-Oct-2022 10:28 Nepa Updated [Cn, Location, Narrative, Operator]

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