ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 262095
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| Date: | Friday 8 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 2 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | JL441 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | one mile east of Bewholme, Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catfoss, East Yorkshire |
Beaufighter JL441: Took off for a Training flight. 08/01/1943
The crew this aircraft were undertaking a training flight when the pilot lost control in a severe snow storm. The Beaufighter crashed 1 mile E of Bewholme,Yorks, probably due to pilot forgetting to change tanks.
The crew two airmen in the aircraft died. that the aircraft's engines had cut out after they had run out of fuel.
Crew:
F/O (J/10647) Reginald Lionel Reddy HEPBURN (Pilot) RCAF - killed
P/O (127.985) Peter Newman DIX (Nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york43/jl441.html
2.http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=JL441
3.ORB 2(C)OTU RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2021 17:03 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 07-Nov-2022 13:19 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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