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| Date: | Saturday 12 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIF |
| Owner/operator: | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R2317 |
| MSN: | BQ-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Goonhilly Downs nr Helston on the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Colerne, Wiltshire |
Beaufighter R2317: Took off for Training flight. 12/07/1941.
Beaufighter R2317 spun into the ground at Goonhilly Downs in Cornwall whilst attempting aerobatics.
Crew:
P/O (84970) Francis Herbert SCHUMER (Pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (800665) Allan Ralph SMITHER (U/T Radio Op) RAFVR : killed;
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.AIR81/10966
3.CWGC
4.ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2020 09:59 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 15-Jul-2020 10:00 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Operator, ] |
| 06-May-2021 20:50 | DG333 | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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