ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185850
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| Date: | Thursday 2 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIF |
| Owner/operator: | 255 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R2460 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Shawbury, Shropshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shawbury, Shropshire |
Beaufighter R2460: Took off for Training flight. 02/04/1942
Take-off from RAF Shawbury veered off the runway and crashed into a hut occupied by a civilian watchkeeper. The elderly man went into severe shock... “this no doubt due to the grave disability he suffered when he realised that his wooden leg had been broken”.
Crew:
P/O (NZ41885) Francis William DAVISON (pilot) RNZAF - Ok
Sgt (NZ39197) Thomas Benson BLACKBURN (nav.) RNZAF - Ok
Sources:
1.ORB 255 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2016 10:47 | Nepa | Added |
| 17-Jul-2020 14:45 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2021 21:45 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2022 09:26 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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