ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278767
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| Date: | Saturday 19 September 1942 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | X8102 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Digby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Coleby Grange |
Beaufighter X8106: Took off for first off night patrol. 19/09/1942
Returned early for engine trouble. Overshot landing in RAF Coleby Grange at 22:00 hrs.
Perfect single engine landing at Coleby Grange. Overshot runway at 22:00 hrs and hitting the brick Post Office building head-on, and bursting into flames immesdiately.
Ruscued from the flames:
LAC (R/107072) H.R. CARTER (RCAF)
LAC (R/83090) D.A. COX (RCAF)
LAC (R/121428) CORBEILL (RCAF)
Crew:
F/O (J/6679) William Derry GIBSON (pilot) RCAF - killed;
Sgt (R/????) B.A. LEAHY (obs.) RCAF - seriously injured
Sources:
Beaufighter production list
AIR81/16866
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2022 21:16 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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