ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295953
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| Date: | Saturday 17 October 1942 |
| Time: | 14:59 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 236 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4721 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
| RAF North Coates |
Beaufighter T4721: Took off for Training flight /motor torpedo boat cooperation exercise. 17/10/1942
This aircraft was damaged at 14:59hrs during a motor torpedo boat cooperation exercise. The pilot struck the mast of a motor launch after being briefly distracted through looking at another aircraft nearby whilst conducting a dummy low-level attack. Landing Ok at base.
Crew:
S/Ldr (36191) George Rodoway MacDONALD (pilot) RAF - Ok
P/O (123.815) Gilbert Frederick FERN DFM (obs.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
2.CWGC
3.ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 14:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 17-Nov-2022 10:00 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Nov-2022 10:10 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Nov-2022 18:20 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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