Incident Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk I DR943,
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Date:Friday 31 December 1943
Time:
Type:Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk I
Owner/operator:667 Sqn RAF
Registration: DR943
MSN: 984
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Gosport, Hampshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Gosport, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Boulton Paul Defiant TT.Mk.I DR943, 667 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 31 December 1943 when undercarriage raised instead of flaps when taxiing at RAF Gosport, Hampshire.

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987 p 67)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Feb-2008 10:25 JINX Added
25-Apr-2015 07:25 Yety Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source]
01-Nov-2019 01:13 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]

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