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| Date: | Monday 13 November 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1566 Met Flt RAF |
| Registration: | DR990 |
| MSN: | 1020 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Khormaksar, Aden -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Khormaksar, Aden (ADE/OYAA) |
Boulton Paul Defiant TT.Mk.I DR990, 1566 (Met) Flight RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13 November 1944 in belly landing at RAF Khormaksar, Aden (Yemen) after undercarriage failed.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987 p 68)
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_independent_flights#Meteorological_flights
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Khormaksar#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2008 23:24 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Jan-2012 15:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 25-Apr-2015 09:44 | Boile A. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
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