ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1675
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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 667 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AA317 |
| MSN: | 687 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Friston, Gayles Farm, Friston, East Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Detling, Maidstone, Kent |
| RAF Friston, Gayles Farm, Friston, East Sussex |
Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk.III AA317, 667 Squadron, RAF Detling, Maidstone, Kent. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 9 April 1944 when crashed after stalling in turbulance and bad visibility while on approach to RAF Friston, Gayles Farm, East Sussex. Both crew survived with no injuries.
Crew:
Sgt. J. CHRISTIE (pilot) RAF - OK.
AC.2 H. REED (Air Gunner) RAF - OK.
No. 667 squadron was first formed on 1 December 1943 at RAF Gosport, Hampshire from 1662 and 1631 Flight and No. 7 Anti-Aircraft Practice Camp at RAF Shoreham, Kent for various anti-aircraft training duties. The squadron was initially equipped with Defiants and undertook target towing duties with these.
RAF Friston is a former Royal Air Force satellite station and Emergency Landing Ground located at Gayles Farm, Friston, East Sussex, England.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100-AZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain (2nd Edition) 2000, p.5)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81
3. 667 Squadron ORB for period 1.10.1942 to 31.5.1944: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/667: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2503305
4. https://www.sussexlive.co.uk/news/history/raf-friston-unassuming-concrete-structure-4578206
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_the_South_East.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._667_Squadron_AAC#History
7. https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1395535&resourceID=19191
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Friston
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2008 08:32 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Apr-2015 06:57 | Shuntt | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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