Date:	Wednesday 8 February 1950
Time:
Type:	Bristol Beaufighter TT Mk 10
Owner/operator:	34 Sqn RAF
Registration:	RD778
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Ashmanhaugh, 2.5 miles east of RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Coltishall, Norfolk
Destination airport:	RAF Coltishall, Norfolk
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Bristol Beaufighter TT.Mk.X RD778: Written off (destroyed) 8/2/50 when Crashed on training flight at Ashmanhaugh, 2.5 miles east of RAF Coltishall, Norfolk. Control was lost on a single engine approach to RAF Coltishall, possibly due to mis-handling of the engine and propeller feathering controls. the aircraft struck a tree and dived into the ground, killing the pilot.
Crew:
P/O James Edward Powell (pilot) RAF - killed

1. Broken Wings: Post War RAF Accidents by James J Halley (Air Britain, 1999 p 99)
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p 32
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 233/6: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424127
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/30/S2480: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578326
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashmanhaugh

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
10-Jul-2009 19:26	angels one five	Updated
24-Dec-2013 14:06	TB	Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
23-Oct-2015 14:57	TB	Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Source]
20-Dec-2019 20:59	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Dec-2019 21:05	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
20-Dec-2019 21:06	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Date]
21-Dec-2019 15:22	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator]
26-Jul-2020 21:17	MiG15	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator]
31-Dec-2020 12:16	Investig	Updated [Location, Operator]
26-Jul-2021 17:44	Anon.	Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Operator]