ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300626
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| Date: | Sunday 1 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 254 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LZ418 |
| MSN: | QM-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North sea, position : 53.30N 05.02E -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Beaufighter LZ418/X: Took off at 11:57 hrs to a Search 6 mission /search lifeboerd 01/04/1945
In flight it touched the water with by tilting the starboard wing.
Upon hitting water imediately turned on its back and he sank /disappeared. Missing.
Crew
F/Sgt (1600222) David Robert NEWMAN (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1600167) Kenneth Dauncey WALL (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 254 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 November 1943 | JM394 | 254 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire, England | |
min |
| 26 April 1944 | JM??? | 254 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Donna Nook RLG, North Lincolnshire, England | |
min |
| 3 November 1944 | NT946 | 254 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Donna Nook RLG, North Lincolnshire, England | |
w/o |
| 3 May 1945 | RD456 | 254 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - North sea. position : 54.44N 10.54E | |
w/o |
| 13 June 1945 | RD540 | 254 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire, England | |
min |
| 15 February 1946 | RD540 | 254 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Langham, Langham Road, Cockthorpe, Holt, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2022 10:03 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2022 10:18 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2022 10:31 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
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