ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1673
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 October 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 285 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AA297 |
| MSN: | 667 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Calveley, Wardle, Nantwich, Cheshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wrexham, Denbeighshire |
| RAF Calveley, Wardle, Nantwich, Cheshire, England. |
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I AA297, 285 Squadron, RAF Calveley, Wardle, Nantwich, Cheshire, England: Took off from RAF Wrexham, Denbeighshire for AA co-operation exercise on 6 October 1942. Spun into the ground after stalling due to loss of engine power while in circuit of RAF Calveley, Cheshire, after AA co-operation exercise.
According to the file at the National Archives at Kew (File AIR 81/18610 - see link #3): "Flying Officer H J Davidson: killed; Defiant AA297, 285 Squadron, aircraft accident during non operational anti aircraft co operation flight, Calveley aerodrome, Cheshire, 6 October 1942"
Crew:
Flying Officer (61945) Henry John DAVIDSON (pilot, aged 27) RAF - killed on active service 6 October 1942, commemorated at Manchester Crematorium, Manchester
Sources:
1. 'The Defiant File' published by Air Britain Publications, ISBN 0-85130-226-2.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100-AZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain (Second Edition) 2000 p.5)
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/18610: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17927223
4. 285 Squadron RAF ORB for the period 1.5.1941 to 30.6.1945: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/1620: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2504262
5. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2403661/henry-john-davidson/
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=AA297
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._285_Squadron_RAF
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Wrexham#Second_World_War
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Calveley
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2008 08:23 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Mar-2008 02:30 | JINX | Updated |
| 16-Jan-2011 08:00 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 07-Jan-2012 03:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2022 12:44 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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