ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131520
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| Date: | Thursday 16 May 1940 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 13 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N1246 |
| MSN: | OO-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Monchy-Lagache, France |
Westland Lysander Mk.II N1246 (OO-G) 13 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) when lost/missing (failed to return) from a Tactical Reconnaissance Mission near Brussels, Belgium 14 May 1940. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/408): "Lysander N1246 lost in air operations, 16 May 1940. Pilot Officer J V Midwinter and Flying Officer J W W Hurndall, injured"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1977 p 6)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/408: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502079
3. Peter D. Cornwell, The Battle of France, Then and Now, 2008
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2011 11:56 | ThW | Added |
| 17-Jun-2013 18:20 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2019 23:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2022 22:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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