ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89070
Last updated: 26 November 2021
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| Date: | 22-JUL-1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 96 Squadron Royal Air Force (96 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | T4071 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Eddisbury Hill, Delamere, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Squires Gate |
| RAF Cranage |
On July 22nd PO Smithson and his air gunner Sgt. I N Robinson were conducting an air test on Defiant T4071 from Squires Gate when the aircraft struck high ground at Eddisbury Hill, Delamere, Cheshire en-route to Cranage. The aircraft was burnt out and the crew perished. The airframe had only 60 recorded hours.
Crew:
P/O (46174) Richard SMITHSON (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (NZ40208) Ivan Norton ROBINSON (AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.phoneman.org/96sqdn/96sdnpages16_20.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2011 15:29 | thW | Added |
| 12-Jan-2012 13:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 16-Oct-2013 01:14 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 01-Nov-2013 20:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
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