ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 262185
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Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
Owner/operator: | 2 (C) OTU RAF |
Registration: | T4757 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 400 yards west of RAF Catfoss, East Yorkshire, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Catfoss, East Yorkshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Catfoss |
Narrative:Beaufighter T4757 were undertaking a training flight when it stalled when coming in for a night landing at RAF Catfoss, it crashed some 400 yards west of the airfield and both airmen on board died. 1943-04-21
Crew:
F/O (117641) John Gerald RAPPOPORT (Pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1143768) John Henry HICKEN (Nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T4757 http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york43/T4757.html Beaufighter production list
ORB 2 OTU RAF
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-May-2021 21:57 |
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