ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268210
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| Date: | Saturday 2 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairey Albacore I |
| Owner/operator: | 750 Sqn FAA |
| Registration: | BF616 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | Four Roads, Port of Spain -
 Trinidad and Tobago
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
On 2 September 1944, the Albacore I BF616 of 750 Sqn FAA was returning from a navex training flight when it spun and crashed at Four Roads, Port of Spain, Trinidad. The aircraft was destroyed. Two of the crew, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A) Andrew Samuel McDevitt and Act/Leading Airman Ralph Tomlinson, were killed and the third one, Act/Leading Airman John Stephen Stansfield, died of his wounds the same day.
Sources:
https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1944-09SEP.htm
"Fleet Air Arm Aircraft 1939 to 1945", by Ray Sturtivant, with Mick Burrow, ISBN 0-85130-232-7, page 142
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/
https://mapcarta.com/19494782
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2021 13:10 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 30-Apr-2022 08:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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