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| Date: | Friday 23 February 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 20 MU RAF |
| Registration: | N2252 |
| MSN: | F.3257 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 3½ miles SW of Carlisle, Cumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire |
| RAF Carlisle, Cumberland |
The aircraft crashed while making a forced-landing hitting a tree 3½ miles SW of Carlisle, Cumberland on 23 February 1940 during a ferry/positioning flight from Aston Down to RAF Carlisle.
Sources:
http://www.worldmilitair.com/serials/serials%20f/fai%20030%201005.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2008 23:15 | Anon. | Added |
| 17-Jan-2012 13:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 13-Nov-2018 00:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Nov-2018 08:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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