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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.
Sources:
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 Revision history:
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] |