ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 259908
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| Date: | Thursday 25 June 1942 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 2 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | T4789 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Catwick, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catfoss, East Yorkshire |
| RAF Catfoss |
Beaufighter T4789: Took off for air search and rescue flight during the evening. 21/06/1942
As they were coming in to land at RAF Catfoss and while making their final turn to line up with the runway in use, with the wheels lowered and the flaps selected to the down position, the port engine failed. Because of the position of the aircraft in the air and with a failed engine (on the ground side of the fuselage) and flaps lowered the pilot lost control. Being at only 300 feet above the ground there was no space in which to recover the aircraft and it sideslipped into the ground either in or close to Catwick Quarry.
The aircraft exploded on impact at 21:30hrs. 25/06/1942
Crew:
F/Sgt (R/85450) John Edwin Lawrence DOWTON (Pilot) RCAF - killed
Sgt (1053350) Ernest BENT (Nav./WOp) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T4789
2.http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york42/T4789.html
3.Beaufighter production list
4.ORB 2 OTU RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2021 14:21 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 13-May-2021 14:29 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Nov-2022 18:17 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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