ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247804
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| Date: | Friday 23 August 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L5582 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais 62 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF, Eastchurch, Kent |
| RAF, Eastchurch, Kent |
142 Sqn. Royal Air Force, Fairey Battle L5582 ' QT-J' operating from RAF Eastchurch, Kent, England was shot down into the English Channel on the 23rd August 1940 during a night attack on E-Boats at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Edward Albert Pearce RAFVR 742651 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Thomas Samuel Duncan RAF 521723 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Geoffrey Thompson RAF 652725 [PoW]
Sources:
Battle L5582 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
The Other Few: The Contribution Made by Bomber and Coastal Aircrew to the ... - Larry Donnelly - Google Books
Air Forces WW2 Casualty : Sergeant E A PEARCE (742651), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve [RAFCommands]
Air Forces WW2 Casualty : Sergeant T S DUNCAN (521723), Royal Air Force [RAFCommands]
Google Translate
Fairey Battle crash in Channel - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum (12oclockhigh.net)
Pearce E - International Bomber Command Centre (internationalbcc.co.uk)
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2021 17:08 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 13-Feb-2021 21:08 | Castle | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2021 07:01 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2022 06:21 | Rob Davis | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2023 07:54 | Anon. | Updated [[Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]] |
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