ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1511
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 December 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | N1704 |
| MSN: | 212 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile West of Pangbourne, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell, Oxfordshire |
Boulton Paul Defiant N1704, 15 OTU, RAF Harwell, Oxfordshire. Written off (Destroyed By Fire) 29 December 1942 after forced landing, one mile West of Pangbourne, Berkshire, due to engine failure while on camera exercise. Both crew survived uninjured.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1977 p 9)
2. 15 OTU ORB for the period 1.4.40 to 28.2.44: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/654: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4100363
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Operational_Training_Units
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Harwell#History
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangbourne
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2008 02:22 | JINX | Added |
| 22-Apr-2015 20:41 | Giggatson | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
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