ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158983
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | NE203 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Worlds End to the north of Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Weston-super-Mare, Somerset |
| RAF Kirkbride, Cumbria |
The aircraft, a brand new Beaufighter NE203, was being ferried from the Bristol factory at Weston-Super-Mare to RAF Kirkbride in Cumbria when it dived into the ground on moorland near to Worlds End to the north of Llangollen killing the RAF pilot who was assigned to No.2 Ferry Pilot Pool. It would appear that the pilot had lost control of the aircraft while flying in low cloud on instruments.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1314240) John SHEPHERD (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/wales/bristol-beaufighter-ne203-worlds-end/
2.Beaufighter production list
3.http://raf-lichfield.co.uk/ATA%20Casualties.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2013 14:11 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Sep-2013 22:08 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2014 17:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 30-Dec-2014 23:44 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2015 10:42 | Taylor | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2018 06:58 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-May-2021 21:08 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2022 21:45 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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