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| Date: | Saturday 17 October 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 22 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | AA295 |
| MSN: | 665 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire |
| RAF Gaydon |
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I AA295, 22 OTU, RAF: Written off 17 October 1942 when Force-landed & Damaged Beyond Repair due to engine failure on air test at RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire. Pilot survived, although injured.
Crew:
F/Lt. (42775) James Victor VERRAN DFC (pilot) RAF injured.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100-AZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987)
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/men_of_22otu.htm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Gaydon#Second_World_War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2008 04:16 | JINX | Added |
| 22-Apr-2015 20:19 | King T. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2024 10:09 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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