ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131522
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| Date: | Friday 17 May 1940 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9062 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Zudausques, Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Clairmarais Airfield, Pas-de-Calais, near St. Omer, France |
Pilot Officer Terence John Frederick DAVEY (pilot) and LAC James Henry GILLHAM (air gunner), from No. 4 Squadron, RAF, took off from Clairmarais Airfield, Pas-de-Calais, near St. Omer, aboard Westland Lysander Mk II P9064 TV-N at the same time that Flight Lt GRAHAM from No 13 Squadron for a reconnaissance mission.
They observed German bombers (3 Dornier Do-215s) which were bombing St Omer and attacked them. They were hit by return fire and their Lysander crashed near Zudausques, Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France. The funeral took place in the afternoon in the cemetery of that village.
Crew of Lysander P9064:
Flying Officer [39771] Edward Ellis WOOD (pilot, aged 26) RAF - missing
Corporal J. BOWER (Air Gunner) RAF- believed to be unhurt.
F/lying Officer Wood is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, with date of death 17/05/1940 (next day)
Wood & Bower flew this mission in Lysander P9062 on 17 May 1940. AIR27/47/8
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/417
2. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/4_squadron.html#1605
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/04533.php
4. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=7309
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1531968/wood,-edward-ellis-alexander/
6. National Archive Kew Record of Events doc AIR27/47/8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2011 12:02 | ThW | Added |
| 19-Jun-2013 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2019 23:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2019 23:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Country] |
| 22-May-2019 06:33 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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