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| Date: | Thursday 23 October 1941 |
| Time: | 21:0 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIF |
| Owner/operator: | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T3025 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Exeter, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Exeter, East Devon |
| RAF Exeter |
Beaufighter T3025: Took off for 18:25 hrs for Operation patrol. 23/10/1941
While returning from a mission, aircraft lost one engine and crashed at the outskirts of Exeter.
Crew:
W/Cdr (P.76642) Jerzy ANTONOWICZ (pol.pilot) PAF - killed
F/O (P.0750) Lech KARWOWSKI (pol.obs) PAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/
2.ORB 307 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/9818
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2010 10:16 | NePa | Added |
| 24-Feb-2010 03:30 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 12-Feb-2012 02:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Sep-2013 04:04 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2013 10:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 18-Mar-2015 12:24 | Jixon | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jul-2020 09:34 | Apen | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 15-May-2021 21:09 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 24-Mar-2022 22:26 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 04-Oct-2022 21:22 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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