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| Date: | Tuesday 17 February 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 96 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AA319 |
| MSN: | 689 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Sealand, Denbighshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sealand, Denbighshire |
| RAF Sealand, Denbighshire |
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I AA319, 96 Squadron RAF: Written off (destroyed) 17 February 1942 when Crashed on approach to RAF Sealand, Denbeighshire, after stalling during test flight. Both crew killed
Crew of Defiant AA319:
P/O (106189) Dennis Potter SMITH (pilot) RAFVR - killed
LAC (1400753) Malcolm George STEED (Air Gunner) RAFVR - killed
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 81/12261: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17083011
3. 96 Squadron ORB for the period 1.1.1942 to 30.4.1942: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/764/25: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8384699
4. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2717023/denis-potter-smith/
5. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2448014/malcolm-george-steed/
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=AA319
7. https://www.rafweb.org/Members%20Pages/Casualties/1940s/1942/Casualties_1942_02-6.htm
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._96_Squadron_RAF#World_War_II
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoD_Sealand#Early_history
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2008 08:36 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Jan-2012 13:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2012 13:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 16-Oct-2013 01:17 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2013 20:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2024 21:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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