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BELOW: A Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber in flight.
Photo: Source unknown.
Aircraft Type and Background
RAF Bristol 152 Beaufort / L9817
A twin-engine large reconnaissance, torpedo bomber and mine-laying aircraft, the Beaufort's design was based on the Bristol Blenheim light bomber. For a time, they used two Taurus 14-cylinder radial engines (or, sometimes, Pratt and Witney Twin Wasps). The aircraft could travel at about 260 mph (418 km/h), but the speed fell when carrying a torpedo. Carrying a crew of four, the Beaufort operated as the standard torpedo bomber between 1940 and 1943.
Bristol Beauforts were used by both the RAF (Coastal Command) and the Fleet Air Arm. They were used also by the SAAF and the RAAF; and, indeed, many Beaufort's were manufactured in Australia for use in the Pacific arena.
Aircraft Accident Details
This aircraft left RAF Abbotsinch to carry out a torpedo training exercise over the torpedo range in the Firth of Clyde near Largs, Ayrshire.
At the time of the accident, the Beaufort was circling over the Largs hills to make another approach over the torpedo range. However, during the circling manoeuvre, the aircraft struck Knockside Hills (near Irish Law), impacting itself in the ground.
Aircraft Crew Casualties
The two crew members who died in this accident were:
The one crew member who sustained injury but survived was:
Sgt Walker
The fourth crew member who escaped uninjured from the crash was:
Sgt Bower
Crash Site Photos
There are no crash site photos for this aircraft at the moment.
If anyone is able to provide photos of the crash site at Knockside Hills, or of the remaining wreckage fragments , this would be much appreciated.
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Crash Date / Site
Accident Date: 27 Oct 1941
Accident Site: Knockside Hills(E of Blairpark Farm and S of Irish Law.)
Region: North Ayrshire
Nearest town or village: Largs
Nearest large towns: Largs (W) or Kilbirnie (E)
OS Grid Ref. N/A
GPS Ref: N/A
Present Condition: Main wreckage removed by RAF recovery team. Some fragmented parts remain at the crash site.
Aircraft Details
Registration or Serial: L9817
Operator: RAF (TTU—Torpedo Training Unit)
Operating Base: RAF Abbotsinch / RN HMS Sanderling Base Location: Abbotsinch, near Paisley or Glasgow
Current Airport Status: Operational Civil Airport.
Current Airport Name: Glasgow International Airport (EGPF)
Principal airport data courtesy of John Woodside, A Catalogue of UK Airfields
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