ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1521
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| Date: | Sunday 8 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 AGS RAF |
| Registration: | N1761 |
| MSN: | 251 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Stormy Down, Pyle, Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stormy Down, Glamorgan |
| RAF Stormy Down |
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I N1761, 7 AGS (Air Gunnery School) RAF Stormy Down, Pyle, Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 8 February 1942 when Stalled & crashed on approach to RAF Stormy Down after a turret manipulation exercise. Of the two crew, one was killed and one was injured.
Crew of Defiant N1761:
P/O (46952) Donald Frederick READ (pilot) RAF - killed in a flying accident 8 February 1942, buried in Wandsworth (Streatham) Cemetery, London SW
LAC ???? D.E.J BATTLE (Air Gunner) RAF injured
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1977 p 9)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/1210: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17082760
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2429907/donald-frederick-read/
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N1761
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Stormy_Down
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2008 13:05 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Jul-2013 05:11 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2015 05:07 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2015 05:08 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Aug-2021 05:52 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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