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| Date: | Friday 19 July 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7009 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel near Dover, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawking, Kent |
Defiant L7009 (TW-H): Took off at 12:27 hrs for a Operatonal mission. 19/07/1940
With no operational experience, the 141 sqdn flew south to RAF West Malling on 12/07/1940.
Shortly after 09:00 hrs on 19/07/1940 the twelve Defiants moved to the forward airfield at Hawkinge. At 12:23 hrs they were ordered off to carry out an offensive patrol twenty miles south of Folkestone. Three were left behind with engine trouble. During the patrol the nine Defiants were surprised by a force of Me109s of III/JG51 and in less than a minute four were shot down.
Defiant L7009, was shot down over the English Channel. Pilot was killed in the plane, while his gunner, P/O Hamilton, baled out but was drowned in the sea. Their aircraft crashed at Elmsvale Road, Dover.
Crew:
F/Lt (33306) Ian David Grahame DONALD (Pilot) RAF - killed
P/O (78543) Arthur Charles HAMILTON (AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
https://bbm.org.uk/the-airmen/british-airmen-list.
1.Defiant production list
2.ORB 141 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/1150
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2024 21:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jul-2024 07:02 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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