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E. J. Jones |
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Name : E. J. Jones Died : 29th May 1940 |
Sergeant E.J.Jones of No.264 Squadron was killed on May 29th 1940 when his Defiant was badly damaged by a Me110. He baled out when the turrett was hit but was lost. He was 31 and buried at Dunkirk. |
29-05-1940 - Hurricane flown by Pilot Officer D.H.S.Kay was damaged in combat with a Me110. The turret was shot up and gunner Sergeant E.J.Jones baled out, but was killed. Pilot Kay flew the aircraft back safely.
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Defiant 
Manufacturer : Boulton Paul Production Began : 1939 Number Built : 1075 | Defiant BOULTON PAUL DEFIANT Built as a fighter, with a crew of two. Maximum speed of 304 mph, and a ceiling of 30,350 feet. armament on the defiant was four .303 browing machine guns in the Boulton Paul Turret. Designed as a intercepter fighter, the Defiant first flew in August 1937. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in October 1939 with no 264 squadron. and first flew in operations in march 1940 the Boulton Paul Defiant was certainly no match for the German Fighters, due to their lack of fire power as the defiant had no wing mounted machine guns. Heavy losses. The aircraft was re deployed as a night -Fighter in the autumn of 1940. This role also being taken over by Bristol Beaufighters in 1941, leaving the defiant for training, target tug, and air-sea rescue roles. A Total of 1075 Boulton Paul Defiant's were built | |
Last edited : 16:04, February 9, 2013
Last editor : DataStream
First created : 16:00, February 9, 2013
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