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Date: | Thursday 3 April 1941 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF |
Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | X7541 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Burghley Park near RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Wittering |
Narrative:Beaufighter X7541: Stalled on approaching to base. Undercarriage jammed up and plane crashed landing at Burghley Park near Wittering.03/04/1941
Crew:
Sgt (748582) Harold Ian MAXWELL (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (965482 David Francis ROBERTS (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16689774
2.AIR81/5676
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Jul-2020 16:09 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
04-May-2021 16:51 |
Anon. |
Updated [Location, Operator] |
12-Oct-2022 10:53 |
Nepa |
Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |