Accident Boulton Paul Defiant Mk II AA542,
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Date:Saturday 3 April 1943
Time:
Type:Boulton Paul Defiant Mk II
Owner/operator:515 Sqn RAF
Registration: AA542
MSN: 842
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Shotley, Suffolk -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit balloon cable, caught fire & abandoned.
W/O H.O.Whitmill (pilot) RAF killed.
Flt. Sgt. H.Moule RAF OK.

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Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Feb-2008 01:16 JINX Added
04-Feb-2012 08:52 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative]

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