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| Date: | Wednesday 11 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 777 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | DR884 |
| MSN: | 942 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | In jungle 70 miles from Boffa, close to Cape Verde -
 Sierra Leone
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dakar |
| Freetown |
DBR after running short of fuel & forcelanding in bush.
Sub.Lt. J.W. McGregor RNZN OK. - HMS Spurwing
Sources:
Copy of Full written account by S/Lt McGregor. Given to me by his Son John McGregor on the 15-03-09.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2008 08:44 | JINX | Added |
| 17-Mar-2009 04:08 | fred tubb | Updated |
| 21-Jan-2012 06:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jan-2012 06:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 09-Sep-2013 13:06 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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