ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305733
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| Date: | Friday 16 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 5 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L7010 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Warren Bay, 1 mile off Watchet harbour, Somerset, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire |
Defiant L7010: Took off for a Training flight /gunnery practice. 16/08/1940
Defiant L7010 while target towing, spun into the sea one mile off Watchet harbour.
Stalled & spun into sea, while on gunnery practice. Crashed at Kilve Beach, St. Audries,
Crew:
Sgt (742137) John Draper GWYNNE (Pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (755916) William Campbell MUNRO (AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.AIR81/2605
2.ORB 5 OTU RAF
3.CWGC
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