ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1668
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 September 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 2 (O)AFU RAF |
| Registration: | AA283 |
| MSN: | 653 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 40 yards South-East of RAF Millom, Cumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Millom, Cumberland |
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I AA283, 2 (O)AFU (2 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit) RAF Millom: Written off (Damaged Beyond Repair) 29 September 1942 due to engine failure and stalling on take-off with propeller in coarse pitch & crashing in field, 40 yards (some sources say half a mile) south east of RAF Millom, Cumberland. Both crew survived, albeit with injuries.
Crew:
Sgt. J.Johnson (pilot) RAF injured.
Sergeant G A Brown (W/Op & Air Gunner) RAF injured
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100-AZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain (Second Edition) 2000 p.5)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/18100: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17926713
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=AA283
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Millom#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2008 03:41 | JINX | Added |
| 22-Apr-2015 20:16 | King T. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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