ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 259422
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| Date: | Sunday 12 January 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 51 MU RAF |
| Registration: | R2089 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Lichfield, Fradley, Staffordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire |
Beaufighter R2089: Took off for test flight. 12/01/1941
Aircraft of 51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield crashed on take off into an accommodation hut on the airfield occupied by Aircraftmen. Ground crew AC2 Rumbold and AC2 Rout were killed and 8 others were seriously injured. The official findings stated that both engines cut after take off due to fuel problems.
Crew:
P/O (45009) Clifford Nathaniel O'BRIEN (pilot) RAF - survived.
Mechan. of 51 MU
AC2 (1191082) John Prime ROUT (mech.) RAFVR - killed
AC2 (1191084) George Henry RUMBOLD (mech.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R2089
http://www.isle-of-wight-memorials.org.uk/people-san/san_rumbold_gh.htm
http://www.britishaviation-ptp.com/b/bristol_type156.html
Beaufighter production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2021 20:42 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 19-Oct-2022 19:07 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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