Date:	Tuesday 14 May 1940
Time:	day
Type:	Fairey Battle Mk I
Owner/operator:	218 Sqn RAF
Registration:	L5232
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Sauville, 19 km SSW of Sedan, Ardennes -   France
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Auberive-sur-Suippes, France
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Fairey Battle Mk.1 L5232 (HA-K) of 218 Squadron, RAF: Lost on combat operations - officially described as "Battle L5232 crashed at Sauville, France, 14 May 1940. Aircraftman 1st Class W Robinson and Sergeant N B Herriot, report of deaths. Pilot Officer W A R Harris, uninjured".

Airborne from Auberive-sur-Suippes to attack bridges and roads in the area around Sedan, shot down at Sauville (Ardennes), 19 km SSW of Sedan, France. Two of the three crew were killed:

Crew of Battle L5232:
Pilot Officer W.A.R. Harris (pilot), survived, injured
Sergeant (Observer) Norman Basil Herriot, RAF 580956, age 22, killed in action 14/05/1940
Aircraftman 1st Class (Wireless Op/Air Gunner) William Robinson, RAF 633727, age 20, killed in action 14/05/1940,

Both crew fatalities were buried at Sauville Communal Cemetery, France. Pilot Officer Harris, the sole survivor, although wounded, evaded capture, and made his way back to his unit.

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 34)
2. The Battle File (Sidney Shail, Air Britain, 1997 p 146)
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/389: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502276
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2689751/herriot,-norman-basil/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2689752/robinson,-william/
6. Aircraft Record Card (Air Ministry Form AM 78): https://218squadron.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/l5232.jpg
7. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/218_squadron.html
8. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showpost.php?p=72256&postcount=3

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
18-Jun-2019 17:14	Dr. John Smith	Added
21-Jun-2019 10:46	stehlik49	Updated [Operator]
16-Jul-2019 01:16	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Date, Source, Narrative]
30-Jun-2022 04:54	Ron Averes	Updated [Location]