ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1714
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 May 1943 |
| Time: | 13:29 |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 286 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AA569 |
| MSN: | 854 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Harrowbeer, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harrowbeer, Devon |
Swung on take-off & DBR after hitting army lorry killing 3 & injuring 6 in lorry.
F/Sgt F V Peters (1312271) 286 Sqn on detachment at RAF Harrowbeer, whilst taking off from the Aerodrome struck an Army Lorry park on the Aerodrome - three army personnel killed instantly another died later, five injured. F/Sgt Peters was seriously injured and the aircraft a Defiant, was completely written off.
I have the list of injured and killed which include my Uncle Gnr R A Hoare RA.
Sources:
ORB 286 (ACC) Sqdn RAF
ORB Harrowbeer stn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2008 09:35 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 05:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 12-Feb-2017 16:54 | Iceman | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2022 09:43 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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