ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1674
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Date: | Wednesday 24 February 1943 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 10 AGS RAF |
Registration: | AA299 |
MSN: | 669 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Walney Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumberland, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Walney Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumberland |
Destination airport: | RAF Walney Island, Cumberland |
Narrative:Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I AA299, 10 AGS (Air Gunnery School) RAF: Written off (Damaged Beyond Repair) 24 February 1943 in a belly landing after undercarriage failure at RAF Walney Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumberland. Undercarriage jammed in the 'up' position, and refused to lower and lock. Both crew survived with only minor injuries.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100-AZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain (Second Edition) 2000 p.5)
2.
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_Northern_England.pdf 3.
https://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/pdf/StoriesBehindTheStones.pdf 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrow/Walney_Island_Airport#No._10_Air_Gunnery_School Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Feb-2008 08:26 |
JINX |
Added |
23-Apr-2015 18:59 |
Fuxs |
Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
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