ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1679
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 April 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 22 AACU (India) RAF |
| Registration: | AA368 |
| MSN: | 719 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Digri, Mindapore, Bengal, British India -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Digri, Mindapore, Bengal, British India |
| RAF Digri, Mindapore, Bengal, British India |
Defiant TT.Mk.III AA368, 22 AACU (India) RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10 April 1945 in belly landing on sandy strip beside runway at RAF Digri, Mindapore, Bengal, British India after tyre burst on take-off. Pilot was Flight Lieutenant N G James, RAF
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100-AZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain (2nd Edition) 2000 p.6)
2. 22 AACU (India) ORB June 1942 to March 1947: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/49/2: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7159135
3. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Aircraft/AA368
4. https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/40623-indian-air-force-boulton-paul-defiants
5. https://www.midnapore.in/arifield/digri-airfield.html
6. https://wikimapia.org/2156727/Digri-Airfield
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2008 09:06 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Apr-2015 07:28 | Yety | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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