bristol-belvedere xg 473

Bristol Belvedere HC1 (Registration : XG473)
SAS: Rogue Heroes - The Authorized Wartime History
SAS: Rogue Heroes - The Authorized Wartime History
By Ben MacIntyre
The Raiders of Arakan: V Force and the Battle for Burma
The Raiders of Arakan: V Force and the Battle for Burma
By C. E. Lucas Phillips
Bristol Belvedere HC1 (Registration : XG473)
Crashed in the Trusan River Valley, near Long Merarap, Sarawak, Borneo, after cable failure and subsequent loss of yaw control.
This accident was a catalyst for a temporary grounding of the Belvedere fleet for 2 months while investigations were carried out.
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  1. 22 SAS Thompson, Henry Arthur Irwin

    SURNAME Thompson FORENAME Henry Arthur Irwin UNIT HQ (Operations Officer) RANK Major NUMBER 189285 DATE OF DEATH 4th May 1963 AGE 41 GRAVESITE Trusan Valley Memorial, Sarawak, East Malaysia Collective grave ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Royal Highland Fusiliers born...

  2. 22 SAS Norman, Ronald Henry Douglas

    SURNAME Norman FORENAME Ronald Henry Douglas UNIT HQ (Second-in-Command) RANK Major NUMBER 297716 DATE OF DEATH 4th May 1963 AGE 43 GRAVESITE Trusan Valley Memorial, Sarawak, East Malaysia Collective grave ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Parachute Regiment born...

  3. 22 SAS Murphy, Michael Philip (Spud)

    SURNAME Murphy FORENAME Michael Philip (Spud) UNIT D Squadron RANK Corporal NUMBER 22537392 DATE OF DEATH 4th May 1963 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Trusan Valley Memorial, Sarawak, East Malaysia Collective grave ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Royal Corps of Signals born 3.5.1934...

  4. 22 SAS Conington, John Frank

    SURNAME Conington FORENAME John Frank UNIT RANK Captain NUMBER 410460 DATE OF DEATH 4th May 1963 AGE 32 GRAVESITE Trusan Valley Memorial, Sarawak, East Malaysia Collective grave ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) born 2.4.1931...
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