ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1526
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| Date: | Thursday 23 April 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 2 AGS RAF |
| Registration: | N1792 |
| MSN: | 268 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Dalcross, Inverness, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dalcross, Inverness |
| RAF Dalcross, Inverness |
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I N1792, 2 AGS (Air Gunnery School), RAF Dalcross, Inverness, Scotland. Written off (destroyed) 23 April 1942: Stalled in circuit after poor turn at low speed & crashed at RAF Dalcross. Both crew were killed:
Crew of Defiant N1792:
Podporucznik (Pilot Officer) Wieslaw Jan TRAUGUTT (P/1741) Polish Air Force (Pilot, aged 24) - killed on active service 23 April 1942, Buried at Tomnahurich Cemetery, Inverness
Corporal Arthur DALE (1357361) RAF VR (U/T Air Gunner, aged 31) - killed on active service 23 April 1942, Buried at Willow Grove Cemetery, Stockport, Cheshire
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Brtiain 1977 p 9)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/13619: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17206256
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/7504451/wieslaw-jan-traugutt/
4. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2736157/arthur-dale/
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N1792
6. https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=N1792&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness_Airport#Early_years
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2008 13:46 | JINX | Added |
| 20-Apr-2015 05:16 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
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