ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185903
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| Date: | Sunday 26 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 255 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ???? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea 10 miles west of Cap S.Vito. -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Trapani-Chinisia airfield |
| Trapani-Chinisia airfield |
Two Beaufighters of the 255 Sqdn apparently collided in mid-air. The one flown by F/O Ward reported only a slight jolt, but the one piloted by W/O Cotterill with F/O Nedahl as N/R crashed into the sea some 10 miles west of Cap S.Vito. That aircraft and its crew were lost; F/O Ward and F/Sgt Marsden (N/R) successfully returned to base. 26/09/1943
Crew:
F/O (????) J. WARD (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (????) E.G. MARSDEN (obs.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
ORB 255 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2016 09:28 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-Mar-2016 10:15 | Next | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities] |
| 16-Apr-2022 17:20 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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