ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48788
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| Date: | Thursday 3 May 1945 |
| Time: | 19:40 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 254 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RD??? |
| MSN: | QM-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | B.86 Helmond airfield, Noord-Brabant. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
| B.86 Helmond |
Beaufighter RD???/B: Took off at 14:35 hrs for attack German naval targets. 03/05/1945
Crashed on landing at Helmond, upon return from an operation against German naval targets in the Storebælt (Great Belt) near København (Copenhagen) in Denmark.
Crew:
W/Cdr. (40590) David Leslie CARTRIDGE DSO DFC & bar (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/Lt (125.742) Robert Hamilton PINKERTON DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 254 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 August 1944 | NE??? | 254 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - North Sea |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Nov-2009 09:32 | NePa | Updated |
| 07-Feb-2015 21:37 | Yety | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2020 20:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2022 03:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Jun-2022 19:04 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2022 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2022 11:10 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2022 11:22 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Narrative, Operator] |
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