ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180531
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 July 1942 |
| Time: | 08:55 |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1 OADU RAF |
| Registration: | AW288 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Roscroggan Chapel -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
| RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
Beaufort II AW288: Took off off for ferry flight for Malta via Gibraltar. 24/07/1942
When it began to experience engine trouble and was forced to head back to base. Unfortunately the problem became too serious for the heavily laden aircraft to maintain its height and after narrowly missing the town it hit a disused chapel on the edge of the hamlet of Roscroggan, which lies between Camborne and Tehidy.
Crew
F/Sgt (778335) John Campbell ATKINSON (pilot) RAFVR - Killed
P/O (123.055) Frank Samuel DAY (obs.) RAFVR - Killled
Sgt (946939) Charles Richard TAYLOR (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1307669) John Orford TWELVETREES (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.camborne-tc.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Roscroggan%20aircrash%20mem%20servicebooklet.pdf
1.AIR81/16507
2.http://www.aw288.net/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2015 19:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Feb-2018 15:48 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 15:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 28-Feb-2022 06:05 | Martin Sugarman | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Operator]] |
| 28-Feb-2022 16:19 | Martin Sugarman | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2022 13:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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