ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136725
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| Date: | Thursday 16 May 1940 |
| Time: | 05:50 |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander |
| Owner/operator: | 13 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L6885 |
| MSN: | OO-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vieux-Condé (F) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Douai (F) |
This record is repeat of details for L6855, lysander from 3 squadron
Operation: Tactical Reconnaissance
P/O (41659) Thomas H. Borg-Banks (pilot) RAF - killed Vieux-Conde Communal Cemetery,
AC1 (567002)) Walter F. Lawes (AG) RAF - killed Vieux-Conde Communal Cemetery, F
AC1 H.P. Moule - injured
Crashed near Vieux-Condé. Believed that claimed by Fw Bothfeld of 1./JG27 over La Chapelle 05.50 hrs. AC1 Moule suffered a broken arm.
Sources:
Sources: CWGC; Peter D. Cornwell, The Battle of France, Then and Now, 2008
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/13_squadron.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 May 1940 | N1221 | 13 Sqn RAF | 1 | Amiens | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2011 13:21 | ThW | Added |
| 19-Jun-2013 10:21 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
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