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| Date: | Tuesday 6 October 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 10 AGS RAF |
| Registration: | T3943 |
| MSN: | 483 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Walney Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Walney Island, Cumberland |
| RAF Walney Island |
Boulton Paul Defiant T3943 (Air Gunnery School) : Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6 October 1942 when overshot on flapless landing at RAF Walney Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumberland. No reported fatalities or casualties.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987 p 30)
2. https://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/pdf/StoriesBehindTheStones.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrow/Walney_Island_Airport#No._10_Air_Gunnery_School
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2008 22:15 | JINX | Added |
| 22-Apr-2015 20:18 | Komes123 | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 30-May-2024 09:58 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 30-May-2024 10:11 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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