Incident Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk I DS149,
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Date:Tuesday 9 May 1944
Time:
Type:Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk I
Owner/operator:727 Sqn FAA RN
Registration: DS149
MSN: 10:50
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF North Front -   Gibraltar
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF North Front, Gibraltar
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk.I DS149, 727 Squadron FAA RN; Written off (damaged beyond repair) 9 May 1944 when Taxied into bowser at RAF North Front, Gibraltar

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987 p68)
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/727_Naval_Air_Squadron#Fleet_Requirements_Unit_(1943_-_1944)
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibraltar_International_Airport#Construction

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Feb-2008 08:14 JINX Added
21-Jan-2012 06:40 Nepa Updated [Cn, Operator]

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