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| Date: | Thursday 28 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 197 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DN364 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 28 January 1943 Sgt Cecil Francis Beechey, a 22-years old pilot of 197 Sqn RAF, of Hall Green, was killed when the tail of his Typhoon Ib DN364 broke off and aircraft disintegrated in the air near East Linton, East Lothian. He was buried at Solihull (Robin Hood) Cemetery.
Sources:
http://www.smilodon.plus.com/WarMems/solihullair.html (no more online)
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?11990-28-Jan-1943-19430128
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6577660
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Linton
http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/scotland/scotland/east-lothian/east-linton/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2017 15:47 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
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