ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 99551
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| Date: | Friday 7 July 1944 |
| Time: | 00:23 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 417th (NF) Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | ND167 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ligurian Sea off Bastia, Corsica. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Borgo airfield, Corsica |
Beaufighter ND167: Took off for Night Operational patrol. 06/07/1943
Ditched following engine failure. Crash to Ligurian Sea off Bastia, Corsica at 00:23 hrs.07/07/1943
Weather: Scattered clouds, visibility 10-15 miles. cleared from Borgo to Borgo on local patrol. What seems to have been a blown jughead on the starboard engine was of sufficient intensity to lose the engine cowling (starboard engine blew up). This coupled with pilot's inability to move the rudder trim tab only one-fourth turn, altitude could not be maintained. Considerable vibration was set up even after prop had been feathered. Full aileron and rudder was not enough to bring the right wing out of a ten degree dip. A twenty degree port turn into the moon's path, aircraft hit water with one skip at about 130 mph and quickly sank. Being a complete mechanical failure, it is believed the pilot handled the situation quite well.
Crew:
2/Lt (????) Guy N. WILSON (pilot) USAAF - killed
F/O (????) Emery R. BERRY (nav.) USAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2.http://sudwall.superforum.fr/t5406-417th-nfs-at-le-vallon
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2011 08:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants] |
| 13-Feb-2014 13:57 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2021 10:55 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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