ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1491
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| Date: | Monday 30 August 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1483 (TT & G) Flt RAF |
| Registration: | N1634 |
| MSN: | 159 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Mildenhall, Brandon, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Brandon, Suffolk |
Boulton Paul Defiant N1634: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 30 August 1943 when Stalled & crashed after engine failure, near RAF Mildenhall, Brandon, Suffolk. Both crew killed
Crew of Defiant N1634:
W/Cdr John Douglas STEPHENS (39135) pilot RAF - killed
LAC James William COLE (1282599) AG RAFVR - killed
It is notable that, at the time of the above incident, both crew were officially on the strength of XV (15) Squadron, RAF.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1977 p 9)
2. https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/226800/
3. https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/205428
4. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2430712/john-douglas-stephens/
5. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2735360/james-william-cole/
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=113056
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Mildenhall#Second_World_War_(1939%E2%80%931945)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2008 21:02 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Sep-2013 11:20 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 25-Apr-2015 06:58 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 06-Jul-2023 17:34 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Source]] |
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