Gear-up landing Incident Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I N3481,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1591
 
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Date:Saturday 24 April 1943
Time:
Type:Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I
Owner/operator:281 Sqn RAF
Registration: N3481
MSN: 410
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:4 miles N of RAF Acklington, Northumberland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Ouston, Northumberland
Destination airport:RAF Acklington, Northumberland
Narrative:
Engine cut, belly landed 4 miles North of Acklington, Northumberland, 24/04/1943. Struck off charge as "damaged beyond repair"

Sources:

1. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5169-Boulton-Paul-Defiant-N3481-24-04-1943
2. http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/281_wwII.html
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Feb-2008 15:57 JINX Added
25-Apr-2015 06:37 Digger Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source]
16-Jan-2017 20:19 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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