Accident Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF X7620,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69811
 
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Date:Sunday 12 October 1941
Time:17:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF
Owner/operator:25 Sqn RAF
Registration: X7620
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pilsgate, Barnack Road, 1.5 mile NE of RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:RAF Wittering
Narrative:
Beaufighter X7620: The airfield made a very steep left hand turn to approach the aerodrome at about 200 feed, levelled up and immediately went into a steep right hand turn. The aircraft stalled and struck the ground. 12/10/1941
Crew:
P/O (43342) Robert Geofrey SETCHELL (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (930142) Percival Harry Clifford WINDETT (obs) RAFVR - killed
AC2 (1277269) Henry Keith Burton STEWART (mech.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 25 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2009 09:13 NePa Added
08-Nov-2011 09:50 Nepa Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]
09-May-2013 06:54 Anon. Updated [Source, Narrative]
10-Mar-2015 21:29 Pepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
04-May-2021 10:01 DB Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
05-May-2021 10:17 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]
05-Jun-2022 21:50 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
09-Jul-2023 21:17 Nepa Updated [[Location, Narrative, Operator]]

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