ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1578
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| Date: | Monday 17 April 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 691 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3436 |
| MSN: | 381 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Roborough, Plymouth, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Roborough, Plymouth, Devon |
| Roborough, Plymouth, Devon |
Boulton Paul Defiant TT MK.III N3436, 691 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 17 April 1944 when bounced heavily on landing due to oil on windscreen & undercarriage collapsed at RAF Roborough, Plymouth, Devon.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1977 p 20)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/2545: 691 Squadron ORB 1/12/19423 to 31/12/1945 - https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2504854
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2008 13:55 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jan-2012 15:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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