ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269577
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 July 1942 |
| Time: | 03:15 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 153 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X7872 |
| MSN: | TB- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Ballyhalbert, County Down, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ballyhalbert, Co. Down |
| RAF Ballyhalbert |
Beaufighter X7872: Took off for Night training flight. 01/07/1942
Pilot landed long and port undercarriage leg sheared off when he turned onto the perimiter track where it dropped into an unmarked hole (4 feet deep and 4 feet accross) dug by contractors. The propeller was also bent and had to be replaced.
Crew:
F/Sgt (R/78090) Arthur Reginald Carter (pilot) RCAF - Ok
Sgt (656445) Francis George WILKINSON (nav.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
Pilot's personnel records from DND Archives Canada containing accident report. (photo attached)
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=15673&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=j15673&searchfield=servicenumber&type=all
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2021 17:08 | tachel | Added |
| 14-Nov-2021 18:46 | tachel | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2022 17:32 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2022 17:39 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2022 21:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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