ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 260251
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| Date: | Friday 21 August 1942 |
| Time: | 21:50 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X8006 |
| MSN: | BQ-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel 2 miles north-east of Lizard Police house. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
Beaufighter X8006: Took off at 21:05hrs for a Dusk Patrol. 21/08/1942
Crashed into the English channel 2 miles NE of Lizard Police house.
The aircraft submerged and the two crew are missing presumed drowned.
Crew.
P/O (47362) Harry Waldo YIELDER (Pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (1335245) Leslie George PEACOCK (Obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.rafdavidstowmoor.com/clog42.html
2.Beaufighter production list
3.CWGC
4.ORB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 May 1941 | X7544 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 0 | Berkswell, Coventry, West Midlands, England. | |
w/o |
| 12 July 1941 | R2317 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 2 | Goonhilly Downs nr Helston on the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, England | |
w/o |
| 22 August 1941 | R2300 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 2 | English Channel, ¼ mile south of RAF Predannack, Cornwall, England | |
w/o |
| 20 September 1941 | R2323 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 1 | near Corsham, Wiltshire, England | |
w/o |
| 28 September 1941 | R2306 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 1 | Acton Turville, South Gloucestershire, England. | |
w/o |
| 19 October 1941 | T3020 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 2 | English Channel nr Kennack Bay, nr RAF Predannack, Cornwall, England | |
w/o |
| 15 December 1941 | R2312 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 2 | English Channel off the coast of Plymouth, Devon, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2021 08:36 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2022 09:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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