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| Date: | Sunday 12 October 1941 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X7620 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pilsgate, Barnack Road, 1.5 mile NE of RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wittering |
Beaufighter X7620: The airfield made a very steep left hand turn to approach the aerodrome at about 200 feed, levelled up and immediately went into a steep right hand turn. The aircraft stalled and struck the ground. 12/10/1941
Crew:
P/O (43342) Robert Geofrey SETCHELL (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (930142) Percival Harry Clifford WINDETT (obs) RAFVR - killed
AC2 (1277269) Henry Keith Burton STEWART (mech.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Beaufighter production list
2.ORB 25 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2009 09:13 | NePa | Added |
| 08-Nov-2011 09:50 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2013 06:54 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Mar-2015 21:29 | Pepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-May-2021 10:01 | DB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 05-May-2021 10:17 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 05-Jun-2022 21:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 09-Jul-2023 21:17 | Nepa | Updated |
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