ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225758
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| Date: | Saturday 30 September 1939 |
| Time: | 10:40 LT |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N2028 |
| MSN: | F.3083 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Morhange, Moselle department, Grand Est, north-eastern France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Écury-sur-Coole, France |
| RAF Écury-sur-Coole, France | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Battle Mk.1 N2028 (JN-T) of 150 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 30 September 1939 when lost (failed to return) on combat operations
In the late afternoon of 30 September 1939, six Battle bombers from no.150 Squadron/Allied Air Strike Force had taken off from Écury-sur-Coole under the lead of Squadron Leader MacDonald to fly high-altitude photo reconnaissance mission over the area of Saarbrücken-Merzig. During the approach flight one crew experienced engine failure and turned back to base. Five remaining crews continued the mission and they were picked up by 7./Lg.Nachr.Rgt.12.
The raid was reported to I./JG53. Two four-element sections from 2./JG53 were scrambled and about 12.00 hrs the English formation was sighted 7 km West of Saarbrücken. Of the five remaining Battles, four were shot down and one crash-landed back at base and burned out. Battle N2028 was abandoned in flight over Morhange (German: Mörchingen, Lorraine Franconian Märchinge) a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France (at approximate coordinates: 48°55′28″N 6°38′11″E). All three crew bailed out and survived, albeit injured
Crew of Battle N2028
Pilot Officer M A Poulton (pilot, Service Number 36148) - injured
Sergeant Thomas Arthur Bates (Observer, Service Number 580419) - injured
Aircraftman 2nd Class H E A Rose (Wireless Op/Air Gunner, Service Number 543870) - injured
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/22: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142001
3. The Battle File, Sidney Shail, Air Britain 1997 p 160
4. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=30866
5. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1899
6. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=6596
7. http://www.anciens-aerodromes.com/?p=33864
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2019 18:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Jun-2019 19:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 03-Jun-2019 09:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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