ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 258985
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| Date: | Thursday 30 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bristol Beaufort Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | CCDU RAF |
| Registration: | AW271 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Ballykelly, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ballykelly, Co. Londonderry |
| RAF Ballykelly |
Bristol Beaufort AW271 (Coastal Command Development Unit) aircraft accident at RAF Ballykelly, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 30/04/1942.
Beaufort AW271 Crashed in the grounds of a Church of Ireland Rectory near RAF Ballykelly during testing of parachutes. All three crew members perished in the crash. A parachute got entangled in the tail of the Beaufort, resulting in the crash. Beaufort AW271 crashed and destroed by fire. 30/04/1942
Crew:
F/Sgt (916276) Stanley Frederick CHADWICK (Obs.) RAF - killed
F/Lt (74352) Richard William Gilbert HOLDSWORTH (Pilot) RAF - killed
F/Lt (33514) Archibald Duncan LIVINGSTONE (Pilot) RAF - killed
Sources:
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/ballykelly-dig-unearths-answers-about-secret-wartime-mission-that-went-tragically-wrong-40392106.html
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bristolbeaufortaw271
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?21245-Bristol-Beaufort-AW271-crash-30-4-42
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2021 06:56 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-May-2021 07:23 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2021 16:13 | Next | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jan-2022 18:24 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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