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Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Ameland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1940 at 1645 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
L4472
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
8333
YOM:
1939
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Coates to bomb enemy cruiser. While approaching the Dutch coast, the airplane was shot down by Flak and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Stuart Percival Woollatt, pilot,
F/O David James Theodore Lusk, navigator,
AC1 Sidney William Mills, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 Myles Joseph Delahunty, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Spurn Head: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
L4465
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
8326
YOM:
1939
Location:
Spurn Head
East Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Coates on a mine laying mission over the Elbe River. While cruising at night, the crew reported engine failure when the airplane crashed into the sea off Spurn Head. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/O Arthur R. Fordham, pilot,
Sgt Gerald Greenwood, observer,
AC1 Joseph Wells, wireless operator,
LAC Edmund W. J. Picot, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort off Avonmouth: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
L4468
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bristol - Bristol
MSN:
8329
YOM:
1939
Location:
Avonmouth
Gloucestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Bristol-Filton Airport on a local solo test flight. In unknown circumstances, he lost control of the airplane that crashed into the Severn off Avonmouth. The pilot Lt Paul Le Mesurier Carodyce Deacon was killed.
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