ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152236
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 February 1944 |
| Time: | 22:25 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 51 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R2129 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Meadow Farm, 3.5 miles NNE of RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire |
| RAF Cranfield |
Beaufighter R2129: Took off at 20:12hrs to carry out a GCI exercise. 15/02/1944
The exercise was completed successfully at 22:18hrs and the pilot headed back to RAF Cranfield.
At about 22:25hrs the Beaufighter dived steeply into the ground from 3,000 feet and exploded.
Crew:
F/Lt (NZ402217) Sylvester Roger Oliffe RICHMOND (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/O (NZ427240) Denis Reginald WILKES (nav.) RNZAF killed.
F/Lt Richmond had been in a flying accident in August 1941, resulting in the loss of a limb.
It was almost two years before he could resume flying.
Sources:
1. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R2129
2. RAF Casualties-1944.
3. CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2013 17:51 | angels one five | Added |
| 14-Aug-2013 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2013 05:21 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2013 12:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2013 03:37 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2013 06:33 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2014 16:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2014 07:44 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2014 18:37 | Mysore | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2015 00:41 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2015 19:36 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2015 05:04 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2015 09:11 | Angel Dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2021 11:02 | JIXON | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-May-2021 09:02 | MiG17 | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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