ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90156
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| Date: | Monday 27 May 1940 |
| Time: | 05:40 |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander |
| Owner/operator: | 26 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4782 |
| MSN: | RM-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bleriot Plage, Sangatte, Calais, Pas de Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lympne, Lympne, Kent (LYM/EGMK) |
Westland Lysander Mk.II L4782 (RM-K) 26 Squadron, RAF: Written off (presumed destroyed) when lost (failed to return) from an Armed reconnaissance Operation to Calais on 27 May 1940. Both crew killed. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/597): "Lysander L4782 crashed at Bleriot Plage, Sangatte, France, 27 May 1940. Leading Aircraftman D McL Nimmo and Pilot Officer H D Dixon: report of deaths".
Took off from RAF Lympne for an armed reconnaissance sorties over Calais. Shot down (probably by Flak/AAA) at 05:40 hours. The reported crash location of Bleriot Plage, Sangatte, France, is named after the spot where Louis Blériot, on the July 25, 1909, took off to be the first person to fly across the English Channel. He flew from the beach at Sangatte to the White Cliffs of Dover, to claim the prize offered by the Daily Mail. The spot is located at approximate Coordinates: 50°56′51″N 1°45′27″E
Crew:
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Herbert D. Dixon, RAF 40809, killed in action 27/05/1940
Leading Aircraftman (Air Gunner) Daniel McLellan Nimmo, RAF 536679, age 24, killed in action 27/05/1940,
Both crew fatalities were buried at Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, France
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 30)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/597: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502289
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2279686/dixon,-herbert-dixon/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2279689/nimmo,-daniel-mclellan/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangatte
6. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=4485
7. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/26_squadron.html#2705
8. http://www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk/Casualties/WWIInotinbook/SurnamesD.htm
9. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/lysander-pilots-calais-27th-may-1940.13913/#post-155577
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 May 1940 | N1290 | 26 Sqn RAF | 2 | Authie-Thièvres road, 1 km West of Authie, Somme Department | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2011 14:00 | ThW | Added |
| 10-Jul-2015 19:12 | DG333 | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2019 00:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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