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| Date: | Saturday 19 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | OADF RAF |
| Registration: | T3296 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Eastern Atlantic Ocean. -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
| RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
Beaufighter T3296: (Overseas Aircraft Delivery Flight) Missing in the Eastern Atlantic betwen Portreath, Cornwall and Gibraltar 19/07/1941
Crew:
F/Sgt (565965) Reginald Cyril SMITH (pilot 143 Sqn) RAF - killed
F/Sgt (651871) Ronald A. WILLIAMS (nav. 272 Sqn) RAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.hrmtech.com/SIG/losses.asp
2. ORB OADF RAF
3. http://bbm.org.uk/SmithRC.htm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20160812033524/
5. http://www.rafdavidstowmoor.org:80/crash-log/view-1941-crash-log
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2011 13:38 | ThW | Added |
| 06-Feb-2011 09:08 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2011 15:14 | stevekerss | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2011 14:23 | stevekerss | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 19-May-2011 04:57 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2012 11:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2013 17:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 08-Jul-2014 11:37 | Shout | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2015 21:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Mar-2015 12:13 | SIS07 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jul-2020 15:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 21-Dec-2021 21:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 06-Jun-2022 09:46 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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