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Date: | Tuesday 18 August 1942 |
Time: | 00:30 |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | V8285 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Ford, West Sussex, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Ford, West Sussex |
Destination airport: | RAF Ford |
Narrative:Beaufighter V8285: Took off at 21:00 hrs for Night patrol. 17/08/1942
Thes aircraft crashed at start of runway due to landing in mist and undershoting. Aircraft badly damaged, the crew was unhurt except few scratches. Aircraft accident in RAF Ford at 00:30 hrs 18/08/1942.
Crew:
F/O (84912) Cyril George HOUGHTON (pilot) RAFVR - injured
F/Sgt (????) G.L THOMAS (Obs.) RAFVR : injured;
Sources:
1.AIR81/16252
2.AIR27/970/16
3.http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=V8285
4.https://bbm.org.uk/the-airmen/british-airmen-list.
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