ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266642
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 July 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | X7764 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Glenyard Hill, Auchingilloch, Ayrshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF ??? |
| RAF ??? |
Beaufighter X7764: With 18 MU Flew against a hill out of cloud and crashed Glenyard Hill, Auchingilloch, Ayrshire, 7 miles south of Strathaven, Lanarkshire, in bad visibility. Pilot he was deemed to be to blame for the accident, having persisted too far in bad weather.21/07/1942
Crew:
F/O (M.62) Stefan CZYZEWSKI (pol.pilot) ATA - killed
"A good and careful pilot. The fine example he set to others made him very popular."
Sources:
https://www.ata-ferry-pilots.org/index.php/casualties
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2021 09:53 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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