Incident Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF R2087,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163031
 
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Date:Friday 17 January 1941
Time:21:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic beau model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF
Owner/operator:604 (County of Middlesex) Sqn RAF
Registration: R2087
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Loxley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Beaufighter R2087: Took off at 20:50 hrs for Night fighter patrol. 17/01/1941
Crashed after engine failure during operations. Crew baled out near Stratford-on-Avon at 21:55 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (90221) Ronald Hamilton SCOTT (pilot) RAF - baled out /OK
Sgt (804294) Dennis George MOODY (obs) RAFVR - baled out /injured

Sources:

1.http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1941.htm
2.Beaufighter production list
3.ORB 604 Sqdn RAF
4.AIR81/4903

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Jan-2014 15:08 Nepa Added
18-Mar-2015 12:01 AlLah Updated [Location, Narrative]
06-Jan-2016 15:09 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
07-Jan-2016 20:40 AlLah Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
13-Jul-2020 20:15 DB Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
13-Jun-2022 09:39 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
13-Jun-2022 09:54 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
13-Jun-2022 16:20 Nepa Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator]

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