ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196756
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| Date: | Sunday 31 March 1940 |
| Time: | 05:30 |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P2244 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand, Marne -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Villeneuve-les-Vertus |
The Fairey Battle I P2244 of 150 Sqn RAF lost control in turn and flew into rising ground near Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand during low-bombing exercise in heavy ground mist, at 05.30 hrs. The three crew were killed.
Crew (all killed):
Flg Off David Devoto (pilot, from Ireland, age 25)
Sgt Clifford Wall (observer, age 25)
AC1 William Fraser Taylor (wireless operator, from Ireland, age 33)
All three are buried in Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France.
Sources:
http://wolverhamptonwarmemorials.org.uk/memorial_pages/Men%20of%20Wolverhampton/The_Albert_Lawn_Tennis_Club_War_Memorial.htm
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/150_squadron.html
http://olivier.housseaux.free.fr/AVIONS/P2244/recit.htm
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1908
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/82/a3953982.shtml
http://www.lunion.fr/article/faits-divers/des-fairey-battle-dans-le-ciel-de-la-region
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2017 21:17 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 30-Oct-2018 19:28 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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