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Date: | Thursday 11 June 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIC |
Owner/operator: | 1 OADU RAF |
Registration: | T5136 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | beach of Torre del Mar, near Malaga -
Spain
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
Destination airport: | RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
Narrative:Beaufighter T5136: Took off for Ferry flight to Morocco. 11/06/1942
Forced down on a beach near Malaga, Spain, Her crew members are interned in Albacete.
Crew:
F/Sgt (R/78497) Warren Raymond TAGGART (pilot) RCAF - Ok
Sgt (952522) Samuel SABIN (obs.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.Beaufighter Crash Log - David.J.Smith.
2.Beaufighter production list
3.ORB 235 Sqdn RAF
4.AIR81/14800
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Sep-2022 10:22 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |