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| Date: | Friday 16 July 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | L6963 |
| MSN: | 14 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Farnborough, Hampshire |
| RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
Boulton Paul Defiant L6963, 4 FPP ATA (4 Ferry Pilots Pool, Air Transport, Auxiliary): Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16 July 1943. Tailwheel hit hedge on landing at RAF Duxford Cambridgeshire, and aircraft crashed.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1977)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2008 02:39 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Apr-2015 06:50 | Don Diego | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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