ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15829
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Date: | Thursday 11 November 1943 |
Time: | 11:49 |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
Owner/operator: | 51 OTU RAF |
Registration: | R2252 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger |
Departure airport: | RAF Twinwood Farm, Bedfordshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire |
Narrative:Beaufighter R2252: Took off for Passanger flight. 11/11/1943
The two aircraft (Domine X7368) collided the perimeter of the airfield. The Beaufighter R2252 went into a steep dive and crashed at the beginning of the runway in use, and caught fire on impact with the ground.
Crew:
F/Lt (61982) Michael William KINMONTH DFC (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Sgt (527475) Lionel Maxwell AMESBURY (pilot ) RAFVR - kiled
Cpl (88959) Jose Cecilia HAYES (pass.) WAAF - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 51 OTU RAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Mar-2008 23:02 |
Nepa |
Added |
24-Sep-2011 03:54 |
Nepa |
Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
23-Aug-2013 16:38 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
14-Sep-2014 13:30 |
K.Kraus |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
08-May-2021 22:15 |
Anon. |
Updated [Location, Operator] |
08-May-2021 22:22 |
MiG21 |
Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
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