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Defiant in Duch Museum ?

Posted by Mick on Fri Jan 11, 2002 11:00:49 AM

I just stole this off the Flypast forum, so don't blame me if it's total b******s !
What do you know Cees, what exactly remains of it ?
And is Biesbosch dutch for Bish-Bosh......whatever that means ?

Just heard that large parts of a Boulton Paul Defiant-I are on show in the "Biesbosch Museum" in Holland. I am looking for information on the identity of the gunner, the serial of the aircraft and the fate of the crew, did they survive or not ? I have the following data:
Type: Boulton Paul Defiant I
SQ: 264 Sq. RAF
Code: PS-M
Pilot: G.E.Chandler
Gunner : ?
Serial: ?
Shot down: May 12, 1940

I haven't visited the museum (yet), and I don't know the condition of the parts on show. As it isn't an aviation museum, nobody in the aviation scene knew the aircraft was salvaged from the water, and that the remains were put on show. It has been there for at least 5 years without somebody knew about it.



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