ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1546
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| Date: | Thursday 26 March 1942 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | N3364 |
| MSN: | 324 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | West Field, Beacon Hill Farm, Longhorsley, Morpeth, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Drem, East Lothian |
Boulton Paul Defiant N3364, 410 (Cougar) Squadron, RCAF: Took off at 20:45 local time for patrol from RAF Drem, East Lothian 26 March 1942. Written off (destroyed) when control lost in cloud, engine trouble; pilot and air gunner baled out. Air Gunner's Parachute opened 50 feet before touching ground. Aircraft dived into the ground at West Field, Beacon Hill Farm, Longhorsley, Morpeth, Northumberland. Pilot killed.
Crew of Defiant N3364:
Flight Sergeant (R/73306) Frank Ernest HAINES (pilot) RCAF - killed on active service 26 March 1942, buried at Chevington Cemetery, Chevington, Northumberland
Flight Sergeant (R/53763) Joseph Alphonse Jean Gerard PELLETIER (Air Gunner) RCAF - parachuted out of the aircraft, survived with injury to left shoulder
Sources:
1. Personal information from Flight Sergeant Gerard Pelletier's niece.
2. ORB for 410 (Cougar) Squadron RCAF for March 1942: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/1802/18: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8403355
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/12961: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17083711
4. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2809801/frank-ernest-haines/
5. https://aircrewremembered.com/haines-frank-ernest.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2008 00:21 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Feb-2010 00:19 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2012 08:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2013 17:40 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2013 19:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Departure airport] |
| 05-Apr-2017 20:08 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2017 16:03 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2018 08:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2022 10:22 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2022 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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