ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 259899
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| Date: | Monday 17 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IVF |
| Owner/operator: | 96 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V8709 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Sussex |
Beaufighter V8709: Took off at 23:55 hrs for a Night Ranger mission to Chartres. 17/05/1943
Missing.
Crew:
F/O (47772) Anthony HUNT (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Sgt (1390455) Sydney Charles FERMOR (Nav.) RAFVR - killed.
Aircraft crashed near Rambouillet, France.
The French language website France-Crashes 39-45 has some details of this incident, including final resting place for the crew and the crash location See source 4. below.
Sources:
1.http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=V8709
2.Beaufighter production list
3.ORB 96 Sqdn RAF
4. https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=4663
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2021 11:47 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage] |
| 27-Apr-2022 17:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Oct-2022 11:31 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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