ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1606
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| Date: | Thursday 6 July 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 667 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T3916 |
| MSN: | 456 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Gosport, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gosport, Hampshire |
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I T3916, 667 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6 July 1944 when Struck lorry during aborted take-off at RAF Gosport, Hampshire. There were two fatalities - the pilot of Defiant T3916, and the driver of the lorry that the aircraft crashed into
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain. 1987 p 68)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/2193, 667 Squadron ORB 1/12/1943 to 30/11/1945: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2504833
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Sultan_(shore_establishment)#Second_World_War
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._667_Squadron_AAC#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2008 00:23 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Apr-2015 07:34 | Yety | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
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