Bristol 152 Beaufort

Operator:

Registration:

AW288

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Military

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City

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Portreath - Gibraltar - Luqa

MSN:

9966

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Portreath on a ferry flight to Luqa, Malta, with an intermediate stop in Gibraltar. Few minutes after takeoff, the crew encountered engine problems and decided to return. The airplane lost altitude, descended over Camdorne then crashed on a disused chapel located in Roscroggan, less than 5 km southwest from RAF Portreath. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Campbell Atkinson, pilot,
P/O Frank Samuel Day, observer,
Sgt Charles Richard Taylor, wireless operator,
Sgt John Orford Twelvetrees, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort IIA at RAF Brize Norton: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1942 at 0958 LT

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DD938

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Brize Norton - Brize Norton

MSN:

11015

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1942

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The crew was engaged in a local flight at RAF Brize Norton on behalf of the 6th Maintenance Unit. For unknown reasons, the airplane swung to port on takeoff and crashed onto a hangar. All three occupants were killed, among them two civilians.
Crew:
W/Cdr Josef Ocelka, pilot,
Mr. Henry Fowler,
Mr. J. O. Mabbutt, mechanic.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I in Tapini: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942

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Registration:

A9-52

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Bombing

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Mountains

MSN:

052

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1941

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The crew was on an operation to Lae Airfield when the airplane crashed in hilly terrain near Tapini. The wreckage was found about 120 km north of Port Moresby. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Charles Walter Lyndsay, pilot,
F/O Joseph Anderson Wormald, observer,
Sgt Douglas Wallace Desmond, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Charles Forbes Patterson, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Girvan: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1942

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Registration:

L4459

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Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Chivenor - Chivenor

MSN:

8320

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1939

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The crew was completing a training sortie on behalf of the 5 OTU when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Girvan. Sgt Jacob Lettersteid Smit was killed.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off RAF Turnberry: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1942

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Registration:

L4515

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Training

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Turnberry - Turnberry

MSN:

8376

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1940

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The pilot departed RAF Turnberry on a local solo training flight. The airplane failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed into the sea off the airbase. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Howard Roy Fidgin, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I near RAF Ballykelly: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1942

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Registration:

AW271

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Test

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Ballykelly - Ballykelly

MSN:

9949

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1941

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The crew was engaged in a local test flight at RAF Ballykelly. The goal of the mission was to test the parachute extraction system. While in a circuit in the vicinity of the airbase, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Richard William Gilbert Holdsworth, pilot,
F/Lt Archibald Duncan Livingstone, pilot,
F/Sgt Stanley Frederick Chadwick, observer.

Probable cause:

Loss of control after a parachute got entangled in the tail.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I at RAF Luqa: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1942 at 1535 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

AW282

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Military

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Yes

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Bu Amud - Luqa

MSN:

9960

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Bu Amud, Libya, on a flight to RAF Luqa with five crew members on board. On final approach to RAF Luqa, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed short of runway. Two crew members were killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Stanley Ernest Howroyd, pilot,†
W/O Joseph Lee, observer, †
Sgt T. D. D'Arcy,
Sgt R. H. Pender,
Sgt E. Debenham.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I at RAF Kemble: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

L4444

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Test

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Kemble - Kemble

MSN:

8305

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1939

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The crew was completing a local test flight at RAF Kemble. On final approach, one of the engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed in a field. Both occupants, a RAF pilot and a civil mechanic were killed.
Crew:
F/O William Russell Kelly, pilot,
Mr. K. Mills. mechanic.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1942 at 1523 LT

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N1172

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