ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89764
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| Date: | Friday 11 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk IIIa |
| Owner/operator: | 161 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V9822 |
| MSN: | MA-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bussy -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford |
Lysander V9822 took off from RAF Tempsford at 2140 hours on the night of 10/11th
February 1944, detailed to carry out an SIS mission Operation Serbie, and set course for
France. The aircraft overshot the landing strip twice and on the third approach, touched
down at high speed and overturned, bursting into flames near Farges-en-Septaine (Cher), 18kms East of Bourges, 5kms north of Dun-sur-Auron (Cher)
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer John Walter McDonald RAAF Aus/414419 [Killed]
Passenger : Agent W Josset (Agent) [believed to have escaped unhurt]
Passenger : Agent J Lacroix (Agent) [Injured, badly burnt, but following medical attention was returned to England
in less than a month]
Sources:
missions-des-lysander-de-la-raf-dans-le-berry-t4373.htm
Australian War Memorial records
Australian National Archives
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2011 15:33 | ThW | Added |
| 01-Feb-2011 02:34 | penguin832 | Updated [Date, Registration, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 01:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 01:03 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 10-Feb-2024 07:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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