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| Date: | Friday 31 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 667 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DR943 |
| MSN: | 984 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Gosport, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gosport, Hampshire |
Boulton Paul Defiant TT.Mk.I DR943, 667 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 31 December 1943 when undercarriage raised instead of flaps when taxiing at RAF Gosport, Hampshire.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987 p 67)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2008 10:25 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Apr-2015 07:25 | Yety | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 01-Nov-2019 01:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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