ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227957
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 May 1940 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P1672 |
| MSN: | KO-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bekesbourne, near Canterbury, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lympne Airport, Kent (EGMK) |
Westland Lysander Mk.II P1672 (KO-X) 2 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 22 May 1940 when force landed at Bekesbourne near Canterbury, Kent. Of the two crew, one was killed, and one was injured. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/505): "Lysander P1672 exploded on landing at Bekesbourne near Canterbury, Kent, 22 May 1940. Leading Aircraftman H G Jones - report of death. Pilot Officer G Grant-Govan - injured".
Took off from RAF Lympne, Kent to attack enemy troop columns south of Boulogne. Destroyed when unreleased bombs detached at Bekesbourne on return from mission, at 20.30 hrs., and exploded
Crew of Lysander P1672:
Pilot Officer (Pilot) G. Grant-Govan - safe
Leading Aircraftman (Air Gunner) Horace Gwyn Jones, RAF 534886, age 20, killed in action 22/05/1940, buried at Nant-y-glo and Blaina (Blaina) Cemetery, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 9)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/505: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502126
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2448108/jones,-horace-gwyn/
4. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=12523
5. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/2_squadron.html#2505
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?1244-LAC-Horace-Gwyn-Jones-534886
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2019 00:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Aug-2019 05:17 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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