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| Date: | Saturday 14 November 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 19 MU RAF |
| Registration: | AA426 |
| MSN: | 764 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF St.Athan, South Glamorgan, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF St. Athan, South Glamorgan |
| RAF St. Athan, South Glamorgan |
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.II AA426. 19 MU RAF St.Athan: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 14 November 1942.
Undershot & Damaged Beyond Repair on landing at RAF St.Athan, South Glamorgan after test flight. Both crew survived although injured
Crew of Defiant AA426:
Pilot Officer E.L.Haines (pilot) RAF injured.
Mr. E.Aldridge (passenger) Civilian injured.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100-AZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/19609: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17928222
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=AA426
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOD_St_Athan#Second_World_War
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Maintenance_units#No._1_MU_%E2%80%93_No._100_MU
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2008 14:46 | JINX | Added |
| 22-Apr-2015 20:28 | Komes123 | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2023 20:19 | Nepa | Updated |
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