ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1776
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 25 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | DS122 |
| MSN: | 1023 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Eastleigh, Nairobi -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya (HKRE) |
Boulton Paul Defiant TT. Mk.I DS122, 25 AACU (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit). Written off (Damaged Beyond Repair) 16 May 1944 when tyre burst during take-off at RAF Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987 p.68)
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moi_Air_Base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2008 07:28 | JINX | Added |
| 24-Jan-2012 13:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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