Accident Westland Lysander Mk II N1292,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90171
 
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Date:Thursday 20 June 1940
Time:12:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic LYSA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Lysander Mk II
Owner/operator:26 Sqn RAF
Registration: N1292
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Odiham, Hampshire. -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF West Malling
Destination airport:RAF Odiham
Narrative:
According to the ORB for 26 Squadron, the aircraft left West Malling at 11:15 with an arrival time logged as 12:05. no other details are given.

Crew:
F/Lt (37420) Denis Dimond Rawlins (pilot) RAF - killed
P/O (77689) John Prescott LEES (obs) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/26_squadron.html#2102
https://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=2710232
https://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=1532372
2. National aRchives Kew 26 Squadron ORB Record of events AIR27/317/8 page 23

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Feb-2011 14:28 ThW Added
04-Dec-2011 15:56 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]
10-Jul-2015 19:49 Gloug Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative]
12-Sep-2023 05:46 Redwine163 Updated [[Operator, Nature, Narrative]]

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