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Date: | Monday 16 June 1941 |
Time: | 01:30 |
Type: | Douglas Havoc Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 93 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | AX925 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Exeter -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Exeter |
Destination airport: | Exeter |
Narrative:The aircraft departed Exeter on a "Mutton" (Long Aerial Mine) sortie but returned early when GCI was unable to take control. On approach to landing, the aircraft hit an embankment short of the runway. The crew was not seriously injured but the aircraft was written off.
Sources:
93 Sqn ORB entry for 15/16 Jun 41
Listemann, Phil H. The Douglas Boston & Havoc (SQUADRONS!) (p. 19). Philedition. Kindle Edition.
Images:
93 Sqn ORB entry for 15/16 Jun 41
Revision history:
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