ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300201
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| Date: | Thursday 19 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 5 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | RD486 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire |
Beaufighter RD486: Took off for Training flight /practice formation attack. 19/04/1945
Two Beaufighter aircraft were in a mid-air collision whilst practising a formation attack against the target ship Pinnace. Beaus RD 486 disintegrated when it hit the water and all that was found by air-sea rescue and the target ship was some aircraft wreckage and two partially inflated dinghies. . The crew of the other aircraft were uninjured.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/23075) Arthur Harold NAGLEY (pilot) RCAF - killed
W/O (1579873) William Arthur SMITH (nav.) RAFVR - killled
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2022 21:58 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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