ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300593
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 June 1945 |
| Time: | 07:45 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 79 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | NE479 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The Peristerona landing ground, 32 km west of RAF Nicosia -
 Cyprus
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Nicosia, Cyprus |
Beaufighter NE479: Took off for Solo training flight. 12/06/1945
The aircraft went in to a spin from which it did not recover.
Crashed inverted after suffering a high speed stall on landing ground.
Crashed at 07:45 hrs in the southeast corner of the Peristerona landing ground, Cyprus.
Crew:
F/O (Aus.20621) Allan Hoadley PIVOTT (Pilot) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.https://aviationmuseumwa.org.au/afcraaf-roll/pivott-allan-hoadley-20621/
2.Beaufighter production list
3.ORB 79 OTU RAF
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2022 12:05 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 07-Nov-2022 12:21 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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