ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 91646
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| Date: | Thursday 11 March 1943 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | JL505 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Filton, 5.0 miles north of the city centre of Bristol, England. -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF ???, |
| RAF Filton |
Beaufighter JL505: Took off for ferry flight. 11/03/1943
On selection undercarriage down, the tail wheel failed to lower. The pilot landed the aircraft at an airfield without using emergency system. causing damage to the rudder.
Crew:
F/O (M0575) Donald Frank RICHARDSON (US pilot) ATA: Uninjured
Sources:
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.2 FPP/175
3.CWGC
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