Incident Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X NV381,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239022
 
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Date:Saturday 26 May 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X
Owner/operator:252 Sqn RAF
Registration: NV381
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Hassani airfield, Athens. -   Greece
Phase: Take off
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAF Hassani airfield
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Beaufighter NV381/P: (252Sqn) Swung on takeoff and undercarriadge collapsed, Hassani. 26/05/1945 DBR
Crew:
F/O (162.005) William Ponter ESCREET (pilot) RAFVR - injured

Sources:

http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
Beaufighter-losses-in-Greece-1941-19464.pdf
ORB 252 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Aug-2020 18:20 Nepa Added [Operator]
15-May-2022 18:46 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
18-May-2022 19:00 Nepa Updated [Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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