ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53461
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| Date: | Friday 27 December 1940 |
| Time: | 17:59 LT |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 22 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N1118 |
| MSN: | OA-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 15 km W of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 15:45 hrs local time for a Rover patrol along the Dutch and German coast.
Rover - Coastal Command armed patrol to search for enemy shipping.
The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances. Three of the crew are still missing in action:
Pilot S/Ldr. D.V.W. Francis Mid 37165 RAF / Runnymede Memorial
Observer Sgt. R.J. Farthing 564639 RAF / Runnymede Memorial
Wireless Operator Sgt. J.W. Unett 638891 RAF / Sage War Cemetery in Germany
Air Gunner F/O. E. Pennington 77122 RAF / Runnymede Memorial
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0931A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 June 1941 | X8921 | 22 Sqn RAF | 2 | North Sea 10 km W of Terschelling, Friesland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Nov-2020 09:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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