Maritime record FEX 487 - Wreck of Beaufighter MK X RD538

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Summary

Wreck of Beaufighter MK X RD538, 1946

Location

Grid reference TM 2788 3318 (point)
Map sheet TM23SE
Civil Parish FELIXSTOWE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

British Fighter, 1946
Status: Casualty

[Bristol Beaufighter Mk. X standard strike aircraft (night fighter / torpedo bomber); one of a batch of 500 delivered between September 1944 and August 1945] Collided with RD717 while changing formation and crashed in sea off Felixstowe, 30.4.46. (1)

Builder: Bristols
Where Built: Weston-super-Mare
Delivered: 1944/5
Squadron: 254
Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Halley, J.J.. 1992. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 27 2022 1:49PM

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