ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301804
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| Date: | Saturday 9 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 417th (NF) Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | V8875 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vauvenargues, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Y.18 Le Vallon (Fr.) |
Beaufighter V8875: Took off for a Night Flying Test and Local training flight. 09/12/1944
Mid air collision near Vauvenargues. F/O Klein, the RO had only been with the Squadron a few weeks.
Crew:
2/Lt. (O.770251) Edward C. GRAYBILL (pilot) USAAF - killed
F/O (T.180275) Harvey L. KLEIN (nav.) USAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspBeaufighter
2.CWGC
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