Incident Blackburn Botha Mk I L6237,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19679
 
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Date:Friday 8 January 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic both model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Blackburn Botha Mk I
Owner/operator:11 RS RAF
Registration: L6237
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:River Dee, off Bagillt, Flintshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Ditched in bad weather.

Two airmen stranded overnight in Dee estuary, picked up the next morning

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999
Hooton Park Trust

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-May-2008 11:28 JINX Added
08-Feb-2013 08:48 PKM Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
25-Nov-2018 15:31 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source, Operator]

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