ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300651
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| Date: | Thursday 15 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 132 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | JL855 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North sea, one mile north-east of Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Fortune, East Lothian |
Beaufighter VI EL855: Took off for a Training flight /air firing exercise. 15/06/1944
Were engaged in an air firing exercise when they crashed in the sea one mile north-east of Berwick, East Lothian. Pieces of wreckage were recovered by air-sea rescue operations but there was no trace of the crew.
Crew:
F/O (J/23613) John Milton RICKARD (Pilot) RCAF - Killed
F/Sgt (1347010) Norman Walker THOMSON (Nav.) RAFVR - Killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 132 OTU RAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2022 20:37 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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