ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 83168
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| Date: | Thursday 8 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIF |
| Owner/operator: | 406 (Lynx) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | T3037 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | at Stobswood Colliery, Widdrington, Northumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
Beaufighter T3037: Took off for a Training flight /GCI (Ground Controlled Interception) exercise. 08/01/1942
During the flight the pilot lost control in a cloud, with a subsequent spin into the ground at Stobbswood Colliery, Widdrington, Northumberland.
Crew:
P/O (103.600) Herbert Basil WOOLER (Pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (620942) Trevor WILLIAMS (Obs) RAF - killed
The book "Their Corner of a Foreign Field" by Peter Clark has a detailed account of this crash.
The Beaufighter was issued to 19 MU on 9 October 1941 before joining 406 Squadron on 28 December so it was a very new aircraft.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?57-Beaufighter-T3037-Crash-8-1-1941-406-Sqn
http://neaviationresearch.org.uk/Losses/Losses-WWII1942.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widdrington_Station_and_Stobswood
ORB 406 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2010 11:54 | Nepa | Added |
| 30-Jan-2012 07:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2013 03:57 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2015 12:30 | Apen | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2017 12:28 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2021 17:26 | Digger | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2022 09:06 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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