Incident Westland Lysander Mk I N1219,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131580
 
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Date:Tuesday 16 April 1940
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic LYSA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Lysander Mk I
Owner/operator:13 Sqn RAF
Registration: N1219
MSN: OO-J
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Douai-Le Brayelle -   France
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Douai-Le Brayelle, France
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Westland Lysander Mk.II N1219 13 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) in combat operations on 16 April 1940 at Douai-Le Brayelle, France. Pilot survived, but injured. According to the official Air Ministry file on the incident (File AIR 81/471): "Lysander N1219 damaged by enemy action, and subsequently caught fire, France, 20 May 1940. Acting Flight Lieutenant W D Blackwood injured"

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1977 p 6)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/471: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502001

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jun-2011 10:05 ThW Added
17-Jun-2013 17:53 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
08-Jul-2013 14:40 JINX Updated [Operator, Source]
02-Feb-2015 16:54 BlB Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]
30-Jul-2019 19:46 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
30-Jul-2019 19:56 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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