ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158994
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| Date: | Thursday 14 August 1941 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 2 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | T4652 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Gransmoor, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire |
Beaufighter T4652: Took off for a training flight to include landings, steep turns and single engine flying. 14/08/1941
On a test flight, alone Sgt. Jenkins was testing the effects of the removal of the bomb rails on the wings. During the flight he made several steep turns, some landings and flying on one engine. During one of the turns one engine came away which made the aircraft spin from which Sgt. Jenkins could not recover.
Crew:
Sgt (Aus400474) Douglas Vaughan JENKINS (pilot) RAAF - Killed
Sources:
1.https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york41/t4652.html
2.AIR81/9274
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2013 17:16 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Mar-2015 12:16 | AlLah | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2017 11:40 | rvargast17 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 20-Jul-2020 09:50 | MiG15 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2022 11:05 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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