ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158984
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| Date: | Saturday 30 October 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 2 OAPU RAF |
| Registration: | LZ455 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beinn Bhreac, Mull of Kintyre -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Filton, Bristol |
Bristol Beaufighter T.F. Mk.X LZ455 of No.2 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit flew into high ground on Beinn Breach on the Mull of Kintyre on the 30th October 1943, the aircraft was being ferried from Filton to an unknown destination
Crew:
F/O (136.469) Kenneth John NIXON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1416097) Angelo Benito SOLARI (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/scotland/bristol-beaufighter-lz455-beinn-breach/
2. https://rotherhamwarmemorials.weebly.com/maltby-grammar-school.html
3. http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/10019-raf-casualties-in-lincolnshire-anyone-know-them/?p=112419
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?1791-Airspeed-Oxford-Loss-Crew&p=9413#post9413
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2013 14:22 | Nepa | Added |
| 08-Jan-2015 23:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source] |
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