ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15483
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| Date: | Saturday 26 July 1941 |
| Time: | 01:32 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T3354 |
| MSN: | WM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south side of the Wrekin, Shropshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF High Ercall, Salop |
Beaufighter T3354: Took off at 01:00 hrs for searchlight co-operation flying practice. 26/07/1941
Took off at 01:00 hrs on cloud base came down suddenly to approx 750/1000 feet and several of the pilots who were then airborne experienced difficulty in locating base. At 01:32 hrs crew who were in difficulties, crashed into the south side of the Wrekin and were both killed. Their machine was completely wrecked. Search party immediately left the station assisted by the Wellington police and the Home Guard. S/Ldr Jackson (MO) first discovered the machine and the bodies of the crew. Owing to the darkness of the night and the steep nature of the terrain the work of the stretcher party was extremely difficult. The cause of the crash was attributed by the court of inquiry to the sudden deterioration in weather (cloud base came down to 800 feet) and that the pilot was unable to see either flood light or funnel lights owing to cloud.
Crew:
F/O (40970) Oliver Bertram MORROGH-RYAN (pilot) RAF - Killed
Sgt (942245) Horace Robert WILLIS (obs) RAFVR - Killed
Sources:
1.History 68 Sqn RAF
2.ORB 68 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 December 1941 | ???? | 68 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF High Ercall, Shropshire, England | |
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| 19 April 1942 | ???? | 68 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, England | |
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| 28 March 1943 | V8749 | 68 Sqn RAF | 0 | North Sea | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2008 06:02 | Nepa | Added |
| 10-Mar-2008 04:25 | Nepa | Updated |
| 17-Feb-2010 10:24 | NePa | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2012 01:47 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2014 14:56 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 22:13 | yari | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Nov-2019 12:28 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2022 12:58 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Oct-2022 12:36 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
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