ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196708
Last updated: 27 May 2020
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| Date: | 17-FEB-1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Squadron Royal Air Force (307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | N3314 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Wrea Green, Lancashire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Squires Gate |
On 17 February 1941, 307 (Polish) Sqn RAF reported in its ORB that weather conditions were favourable during the day and flying training continued from RAF Squires Gate, for a total of 13.55 flying hours during the day. Sgt. Kazimierz Bochenski (pilot) and Sgt. Kazimierz Frackiewicz (gunner) were both killed when their Defiant I N3314 crashed near Wrea Green, 20 kms east of Squires Gate, when executing low altitude aerobatics.
Sources:
http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/307//307_losses.html
http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/307//307airmen.html
http://orb.polishaf.pl/307sqn/1941-8/1941-02-no-307-squadron-f540
https://www.mysliwcy.pl/dead_b.htm
https://forum.valka.cz/topic/view/38150
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?12485-Defiant-N3314-307-Sqn-17-Feruary-1941
http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/north-west/lancashire-county/wrea-green/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2017 08:57 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 03-Sep-2017 15:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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