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| Date: | Friday 8 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Blackburn Botha Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 11 RS RAF |
| Registration: | L6237 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | River Dee, off Bagillt, Flintshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ditched in bad weather.
Two airmen stranded overnight in Dee estuary, picked up the next morning
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999
Hooton Park Trust
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2008 11:28 | JINX | Added |
| 08-Feb-2013 08:48 | PKM | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Nov-2018 15:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator, ] |
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