UI de Havilland DH.86 Express AX840,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 341390
 

Date:Wednesday 8 July 1942
Time:
Type:de Havilland DH.86 Express
Owner/operator:Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm (FAA)
Registration: AX840
MSN: 2314
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:UI
Location:near Bell Rock, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The DH.86 was struck by fire from a gunfire from a Royal Navy minesweeper which was doing a training exercise over a mile away.

Sources:

Fleet Air Arm Archive

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