ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1758
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| Date: | Friday 7 May 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 289 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DR914 |
| MSN: | 955 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF West Freugh, Wigtownshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF West Freugh, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Boulton Paul Defiant TT.Mk.I DR914/'YE-F', 289 Squadron: Written off (damaged beyond repair) in crash landing after engine failure 7/5/1943 at RAF West Freugh, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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#Formation_in_World_War_II
3. https://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn286-290.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_West_Freugh
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2008 09:10 | JINX | Added |
| 09-May-2013 05:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location] |
| 02-Jul-2022 09:39 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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