ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 262182
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| Date: | Thursday 7 October 1943 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IVF |
| Owner/operator: | 604 (County of Middlesex) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V8557 |
| MSN: | NG-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Killerby Home Farm, 500 yards S of RAF Catterick, Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scorton, Yorkshire |
| RAF Catterick, Yorkshire |
Beaufighter V8557/R: Took off for to undertake an airtest during the afternoon. 07/10/1943
An Army passenger was allowed to fly in the aircraft for air experience. At 14:45hrs the aircraft stalled while making a steep turn and as the aircraft was flying at low level there was not enough height left to recover control of the aircraft, it crashed near Killerby Home Farm, south of RAF Catterick.
Crew:
F/Lt (107285) Ole BECHGAARD (dk.pilot) RAFVR - killed.
F/O (129733) Edward James JEFFERIES (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Lt (217143) Kenneth Robert HIPKIN (Pass.) Royal Artillery - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=V8557
2.http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york43/jl876.html
3.Beaufighter production list
4.ORB 604 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 May 1941 | R2101 | 604 (County of Middlesex) Sqn RAF | 0 | near RAF Ibsley, Hampshire, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2021 20:51 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2022 14:09 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2022 14:11 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Oct-2022 08:57 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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