ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193635
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| Date: | Thursday 15 February 1940 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9195 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beausse, Maine-et-Loire. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Villeneuve airfield (Fr.) |
| Nantes airfield (Fr.) |
Battle K9195: Wrecked at 12:30 hrs in a forced-landing at Beausse, Maine-et-Loire, during a transit flight to Nantes. The pilot, F/O R.N Wall, and his crew were unhurt. The wrecked aircraft was abandoned at No 21 Aircraft Depot, at Chateau Bougon, when the RAF left France in June 1940.
Crew:
F/O (37839) Richard Nap WALL (pilot) RAF : Ok
Sgt (563340) Arthur Charles MORGAN (Obs.) RAF : Ok
???? (WOp/AG) RAF: Ok
Sources:
"Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, vol 1: Aircraft and Crew lost during 1939-1940", by W R Chorley. ISBN 0-904597-85-7
“The Battle of France Then and Now”, by Peter D. Cornwell. ISBN 9-781870-067652
ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2017 13:36 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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