ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1731
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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 289 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DR868 |
| MSN: | 926 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stevenston Beach, Stevenston, Ayr, Ayrshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirknewton, Whitemoss, West Lothian, Scotland |
| RAF Kirknewton, Whitemoss, West Lothian, Scotland |
Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk.I DR868, 289 Squadron, RAF Kirknewton, Whitemoss, West Lothian, Scotland: Written off (Damaged Beyond Repair) in forced landing on 3 April 1943 on beach at Stevenston, Ayr, Ayrshire, after engine failure.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987 p.67)
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._289_Squadron_RAF
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Kirknewton
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevenston_Beach
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2008 14:46 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 05:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
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