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Date: | Tuesday 8 September 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | R2205 |
MSN: | ZK-? |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Missing - North Sea -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter R2205: Took off at 21:00 hrs for Night patrol. 08/09/942
The crew of this aircraft were having engine trouble . Crew bailed off over Sea. Missing.
Crew:
F/Sgt (655283) Kenneth GILL (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (658178) Reginald William CATLIN (obs.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 25 Sqdn RAF
3.http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R2205
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
23 July 1942 |
R2254 |
25 Sqn RAF |
1 |
North Sea, 32 miles NE of Bridlington, North Yorkshire, England |
|
w/o |
8 October 1942 |
X7569 |
25 Sqn RAF |
1 |
near RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, England |
|
w/o |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-May-2021 11:03 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
11-Oct-2022 20:39 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, Operator] |