ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1611
Last updated: 16 June 2020
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| Date: | 10-JAN-1942 |
| Time: | 22:58 |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 153 Squadron Royal Air Force (153 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | T3931 |
| C/n / msn: | 471 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Irish Sea, southeast of Ballyhalbert, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ballyhalbert, Northen Ireland |
On 10 January 1942 the Defiant I T3931 TB-E of 153 Sqn RAF took off from Ballyhalbert, Northern Ireland, for an evening patrol. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed into the sea southeast Ballyhalbert at 22:58 hours, at approximate co ordinates 54'496"N, 05'47"W. Aircraft last heard of approximately 30 minutes after takeoff
Crew (both killed):
Sgt Robert WiIkinson Foreman (pilot, 1052298 R.A.F.V.R. Age 20)
Sgt Ralph Henry John Winter (air gunner, 1386870 R.A.F.V.R.)
Sources:
1. Halley, J J, 1981, Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-T9999, p 22.
2. The Boulton Paul Defiant: Day and Night Fighter By Phil H. Listemann
3. http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com/raf1942/foreman.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Ballyhalbert
5. https://www.google.com/maps/search/54.496,-5.47/@54.496,-5.47,1112m/data=!4m2!2m1!4b1?dg=dbrw&newdg=1
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1270223/foreman,-robert-wilkinson/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1531917/winter,-ralph-henry-john/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2008 12:16 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Jan-2012 14:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 10-Jan-2017 09:46 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2019 00:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2019 06:33 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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