Incident Westland Lysander Mk III T1431,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347168
 
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Date:Wednesday 11 December 1940
Time:18:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic LYSA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Lysander Mk III
Owner/operator:26 Sqn RAF
Registration: T1431
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:RAF Redhill -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Chivenor
Destination airport:Gatwick
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lysander T1431: Took off from Chivenor at 15:50 hrs enroute for base at Gatwick and reported crashed at Redhill 18:05 hrs
Unknown damage to aircraft
Crew:
P/O Jones & Sgt Growcock fate unknown

Sources:

National Archives Kew ORB REcord of Events Doc AIR27/317/20 page 6
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Oct-2023 13:57 Redwine163 Added
10-Nov-2023 23:02 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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