Incident Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I T3943,
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Date:Tuesday 6 October 1942
Time:day
Type:Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I
Owner/operator:10 AGS RAF
Registration: T3943
MSN: 483
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Walney Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumberland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Walney Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumberland
Destination airport:RAF Walney Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumberland
Narrative:
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I T3943, 10 AGS (Air Gunnery School) RAF Walney Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumberland. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6 October 1942 when overshot on flapless landing at RAF Walney Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumberland. No reported fatalities or casualties.

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987 p 30)
2. https://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/pdf/StoriesBehindTheStones.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrow/Walney_Island_Airport#No._10_Air_Gunnery_School

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Feb-2008 22:15 JINX Added
22-Apr-2015 20:18 Komes123 Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source]

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