Incident Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I T3953,
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Date:Thursday 9 April 1942
Time:day
Type:Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I
Owner/operator:9 AOS RAF
Registration: T3953
MSN: 493
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Gelindars Farm, 1/2 mile from RAF Penrhos, Gwynedd -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Penrhos, Gwynedd
Destination airport:RAF Penrhos, Gwynedd
Narrative:
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I T3953, 9 AOS (Air Observers School), RAF: Written off (Damaged Beyond Repair) 9 April 1942 in forced landing after engine failure at Gelindars Farm, half a mile from from RAF Penrhos, Gwynedd. Pilot - Leading Aircraftsman H H Milnes - injured

RAF Penrhos is a former Royal Air Force airfield located near Penrhos, Gwynedd and 14.7 miles (23.7 km) west of Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales, in the community of Llanbedrog.

It was operational from 1 February 1937 to 21 October 1946 for armament training, air observer, bombing and gunnery schools.

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/13246: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17205883
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_Wales_and_West_Midlands.pdf
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5412-420409-Unaccounted-airwoman-and-airmen-9-4-1942&p=30717#post30717
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Penrhos

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Feb-2008 22:27 JINX Added
20-Apr-2015 05:14 Angel dot comma Updated [Operator, Source]

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