Date:	Sunday 25 August 1940
Time:	day
Type:	Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I
Owner/operator:	264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF
Registration:	L7003
MSN:	PS-L
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Hornchurch, Essex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Hornchurch, Essex
Destination airport:	RAF Hornchurch, Essex

Narrative:
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.1 L7003 (PS-L) of 264 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25 August 1940 when overshot on landing at RAF Hornchurch, Essex. Both crew - including Flying Officer James Bailey (pilot) - survived, but were seriously injured.

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1979 p 48)
2. 264 Squadron ORB (Operational Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/10/1939 to 31/12/1945: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/1553 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2504195
3. http://www.nwamuseum.co.uk/WESTESSEXcrashesMishaps3WW2.pdf
4. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234987324-jim-baileys-264-squadron-defiant/
5. http://nwamuseum.co.uk/IncidentsWestEssexto2000-1.pdf
6. https://www.manstonhistory.org.uk/defiants-over-dunkirk-by-mark-postlethwaite/
7. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234987324-jim-baileys-264-squadron-defiant/&do=findComment&comment=2078728
8. https://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=L7003&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-May-2019 16:25	Dr. John Smith	Added
30-May-2019 12:49	stehlik49	Updated [Operator]
16-Apr-2020 15:12	Allach	Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
06-Jul-2022 15:50	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Category]