Accident Bristol Beaufort Mk I W6486,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53404
 
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Date:Tuesday 25 March 1941
Time:afternoon
Type:Bristol Beaufort Mk I
Owner/operator:22 Sqn RAF
Registration: W6486
MSN: OA-A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 10:40 LT for a Rover operation - Coastal Command armed patrol to search for enemy shipping.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.

Crew:
Pilot S/L. F.J. Kelly 37188 RAF Runnymede Memorial 28
Observer P/O. I. MacLean J/3115 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 60
Wireless op Sgt. E.G. Abraham 747928 RAF Runnymede Memorial 38
Wo ag Sgt. L.A. Arrighi 749492 RAF Schiermonnikoog 54

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0976&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.associations.rafinfo.org.uk/code_names.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
15-Jul-2019 10:53 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Jul-2019 13:40 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]
14-Jun-2022 23:03 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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