Accident Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X RD558,
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Date:Monday 3 September 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X
Owner/operator:151 RU RAF
Registration: RD558
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:hill near Sandway, SW of Lenham, Maidstone district, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Luneberg, Germany
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Beaufighter RD558: No. 151 Repair Unit (Aircraft), Luneberg, Germany
Aircraft crashed /hit a hill near Sandway. 03/09/1945
Crew:
F/O (153.761) Alexis Jean BESSCHOPS (belg.nav.) RAFVR - killed
F/O (159.222) Richard Alexis Jean Francois DELBROUCK (belg.pilot) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

Beaufighter production list

Revision history:

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25-Oct-2022 21:17 Nepa Added [Operator]

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