Accident Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X JM271,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300596
 
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Date:Thursday 17 June 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X
Owner/operator:4 FCU RAF
Registration: JM271
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bahrein. -   Bahrain
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF ????
Destination airport:RAF ????
Narrative:
Beaufighter JM271: (No 4 Ferry Control Unit)
Pilot attempted a take-off from a road instead of the runway and was killed when his Beaufighter JM271 crashed into a low sea wall at Bahrein. 17/06/1943
Crew:
F/O (J/12059) Bruce Leroy Parkinson POLLOCK (Pilot) RCAF - killed

Sources:

1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 79 OTU RAF
3.CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2022 13:06 Nepa Added [Operator]

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