ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89946
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 September 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 161 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | MA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | D'Arbigny (Pont-de-Vaux (Ain)) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere (UK) |
Pilot: Cdt William Guy Lockhart - unjuried, escaped and came back in UK on 13-09-1942 via Gibraltar
Passenger from UK: Pierre DELAYE ("Var", "Joseph").
Hard landing, undercarriage and helix destroyed
Field Junot; Commune (Département) : Arbigny (Ain, 01); Position : N/NO de Pont-de-Vaux ; 3 km O/NO d’Arbigny (01), vers Sermoyer; Coordonnées : latitude 46° 28’ 45’’ N ; longitude 04° 55’ 44’’ E
Sources:
"We landed by moonlight" - Hugh Verity
http://enhancedwiki.altervista.org/fr.wikipedia.php?title=Liste_des_moyens_a%C3%A9riens_du_SOE
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 December 1942 | ? | 161 Sqn RAF | 0 | Bourges, Cher 18 | |
sub |
| 3 March 1944 | ? | 161 Sqn RAF | 0 | Plumetot (Normandie) | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2011 16:06 | ThW | Added |
| 20-Jun-2011 09:47 | ThW | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 00:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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