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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 515 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AA542 |
| MSN: | 842 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shotley, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hit balloon cable, caught fire & abandoned.
Crew:
W/O H.O.Whitmill (pilot) RAF killed.
Flt. Sgt. H.Moule RAF OK.
Sources:
Defiant production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2008 01:16 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Feb-2012 08:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2024 10:12 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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