ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266721
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| Date: | Friday 31 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 301 FTU RAF |
| Registration: | KW152 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Black Crags, high ground in reg. Kinmont Buckbarrow and Buckbarrow. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire |
Beaufighter KW152: Took off for Test flight.31/12/1943
The crew of this aircraft were undertaking a fuel consumption test during the early afternoon prior to ferrying this aircraft overseas. Aircraft failed to return to base and was recorded as missing. It was not until 11th January 1944 that the wreckage of the Beaufighter was found on high ground in the region of Kinmont Buckbarrow and Buckbarrow.
Crew:
F/Lt (104.522) Hubert Stuart RAY (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (47098) John Penrose ANGOLD (nav.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 301 FTU RAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2021 14:19 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 09-Nov-2022 22:28 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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