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| Date: | Friday 18 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib |
| Owner/operator: | 84 Gp SU RAF |
| Registration: | JP664 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | About 3 miles SE of Cerne Abbas, West Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thruxton, Hampshire |
| RAF Thruxton |
Typhoon JP664 was being operated by No. 84 Group Support Unit, based at RAF Thruxton, when it crashed and was destroyed on 18/8/44.
The aircraft was returning to base after a gun test on the Chesil Beach firing range when it collided with high ground in poor visibility. The pilot died in the crash.
F/O (169061) Robert Charles Beaumont RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
Robert Beaumont is buried in Wellingborough (Doddington Road) Cemetery.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?16956-440818-Unaccounted-Airmen-18-8-1944
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jul-2014 21:26 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Apr-2015 18:01 | Don Diego | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Apr-2015 07:47 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Apr-2015 15:48 | Don Diego | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 20-May-2015 06:50 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 20-May-2015 10:20 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2018 05:47 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 29-Nov-2018 08:05 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-Dec-2021 22:10 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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