ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266648
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIC |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | ND173 |
| MSN: | 12339 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF St. Athan, The Vale of Glamorgan, Southern Wales. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF St. Athan, Glamorgan |
| RAF Filton, Gloucestershire |
Beaufighter ND173: Takeoff for ferry flight from 19 MU RAF St Athan to OAFU RAF Filton. Stalled after take off and crashed at RAF St Athan. 06/09/1943
Crew:
F/O (M.???) Stanley Eric MITCHELL (pilot) ATA - killed
Details:
This Beau’ was in the first production run of the type with 48 units built at the Bristol Aeroplane Company at Filton just outside the city of Bristol, to contract 983771/39. A total of 150 aircraft delivered between July 1943 & January 1944. ND173 has the ‘Csn’ 12339.
ND173, upon completion had resided at RAF St Athan since it’s delivery to the RAF but had remained unallocated. On this day the Ferry Pilot was instructed to fly her back to Filton for an upgrade, she was finished for use with the Coastal Command Wing of the RAF. She took off for the short hop over the Severn when just as she was about to clear the perimeter fence, with the undercarriage coming up, she stalled, leaving the pilot without any chance of recovery, they plunged into the ground and bursting into flames. By the time the emergency crews got to the site, it was clear they could do nothing to save the pilot.
Crew:
First Officer Stanley Eric Mitchell 25yo ATA. Pilot. Killed.
Son of Mr & Mrs Thomas Mitchell; Husband of Tessibel Mary Mitchell of Newton, Porthcawl.
Buried:
Pontypridd Crematorium. Panel R.H.
Wreckage:
All removed.
Additional Information:
Beaufighter Mk.IC
The "C" stood for Coastal Command variant; many were modified to carry bombs.
Beaufighter Mk.VIC
Coastal Command version, similar to the Mk.IC.
Sources:
https://www.ata-ferry-pilots.org/index.php/casualties
www.rafcommands.com
www.cwgc.org.uk
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2021 10:26 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 05-Sep-2023 06:21 | Davies 62 | Updated [[Operator]] |
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