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Date: | Saturday 4 May 1946 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
Owner/operator: | 252 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | NV217 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Hassani, Athens. -
Greece
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Araxos, north of Athens |
Destination airport: | RAF Hassani |
Narrative:Beaufighter NV217/F: Took off for demonstration flight to Vari. 04/05/1946
Swung on landing and undercarriadge collapsed, Hassani; DBR.
Crew:
W/O (1567133) Alan BAINBRIDGE (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
W/O (1494772) James David Stanley GOODWIN (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
LAC (????) FALAND (pass.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
2.Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
3.Beaufighter production list
4.ORB 252 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
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03-Aug-2020 17:44 |
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15-May-2022 10:15 |
Nepa |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
18-May-2022 19:03 |
Nepa |
Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
16-Sep-2022 18:02 |
Nepa |
Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |