ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1730
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 August 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | DR865 |
| MSN: | 923 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Weston Zoyland, Bridgwater, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Weston Zoyland, Somerset |
| RAF Weston Zoyland, Somerset |
Boulton Paul Defiant TT.Mk.I DR865, 1 AACU (Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit), RAF Weston Zoyland, Bridgwater, Somerset. Written off (destroyed) 4 August 1942 when Stalled & crashed while in circuit at Weston Zoyland after wireless air test. Both crew killed.
Crew of Defiant DR865:
F/Lt (37228) Michael Warnford HAMLYN (Pilot) RAF - killed on active service
Sgt (650322) Charles Harold ODLE (Air Gunner) RAF - killed on active service
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/16694: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17478897
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2691889/michael-warnford-hamlyn/
4. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2427356/charles-harold-odle/
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=DR865
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Weston_Zoyland#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2008 14:43 | JINX | Added |
| 22-Apr-2015 16:20 | H.Shaft | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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