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| Date: | Saturday 17 May 1941 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X7544 |
| MSN: | BQ-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berkswell, Coventry, West Midlands, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Colerne, Wiltshire |
Beaufighter X7544: Took off at 23:55 hrs for Ops.patrol. 16/05/1941
Shot down by the Junkers Ju 88 it was pursuing; it crashed at Berkswell and exploded at 01:30 hrs.17/05/1941
Beaufighter shot down, crew baled from aircraft.
Crew:
S/Ldr (90092) Charles Arthur PRITCHARD (pilot) RAFVR - baled out /injured
Sgt (972009) Benjamin Percy GLEDHILL (obs) RAFVR - baled out /injured.
Sources:
1.http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1941.htm
2.ORB 600 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/6506
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2014 16:13 | Nepa | Added |
| 05-Jan-2014 17:39 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2015 16:40 | Lorenzo Lamas | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2015 12:06 | AlLah | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2020 09:52 | Xindel XL | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2022 10:19 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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