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| Date: | Thursday 9 April 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 AOS RAF |
| Registration: | T3953 |
| MSN: | 493 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gelindars Farm, 1/2 mile from RAF Penrhos, Gwynedd, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Penrhos, Gwynedd |
| RAF Penrhos, Gwynedd |
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I T3953, 9 AOS (Air Observers School), RAF: Written off (Damaged Beyond Repair) 9 April 1942 in forced landing after engine failure at Gelindars Farm, half a mile from from RAF Penrhos, Gwynedd. Pilot - Leading Aircraftsman H H Milnes - injured
RAF Penrhos is a former Royal Air Force airfield located near Penrhos, Gwynedd and 14.7 miles (23.7 km) west of Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales, in the community of Llanbedrog.
It was operational from 1 February 1937 to 21 October 1946 for armament training, air observer, bombing and gunnery schools.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/13246: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17205883
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_Wales_and_West_Midlands.pdf
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5412-420409-Unaccounted-airwoman-and-airmen-9-4-1942&p=30717#post30717
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Penrhos
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2008 22:27 | JINX | Added |
| 20-Apr-2015 05:14 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 29-May-2024 21:36 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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