ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122771
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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 26 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4784 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Ringway, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ringway, Cheshire |
| RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20.5.39: public demonstration, crashed when slow flying at a height of 200 feet at the "Empire Air Day" air show at RAF Ringway, Cheshire. The aircraft movement logs for RAF Ringway show that Lysander L4734 of 26 Squadron arrived on 19.5.39 to take part in the Air Show, and did not return to RAF Catterick afterwards.
On 20.5.39 there was an 'Empire Air Day' at RAF Ringway with a three hour flying display. It was 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron's first public appearance. Planes there included Avro Anson, Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley, Handley-Page Heyford, Bristol Blenheim, Fairey Seal, Fairey Battle, Hawker Hind and a new Supermarine Spitfire. Army and artillery detachments were also on public view.
Sources:
1. Westlan lysander - James Rightly
2. http://www.edendale.co.uk/download/Early-Ringway-Part.6.pdf
3. http://www.wythenshawe.btck.co.uk/McInternationalAirport
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1939/1939%20-%201584.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2011 14:25 | ThW | Added |
| 25-Oct-2011 12:22 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Jan-2018 01:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2018 01:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 22:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Jul-2020 15:38 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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