Incident Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I N1686,
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Date:Thursday 6 May 1943
Time:day
Type:Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I
Owner/operator:2 AGS RAF
Registration: N1686
MSN: 194
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1 mile SW of Ardersier, Inverness, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kinloss, Moray Firth, Scotland
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Boulton Paul Defiant N1686, 2 AGS (Air Gunnery School) RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6 May 1943 when engine failed, and force-landed 1 mile South West of Ardersier, Inverness

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Brtiain 1977 p 10)
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_IOM_Scotland_and_NI.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardersier

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Feb-2008 01:51 JINX Added
04-Feb-2008 14:43 JINX Updated
25-Apr-2015 06:43 Xindel Updated [Operator, Source]
23-Apr-2024 11:15 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]

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