Accident Westland Lysander Mk II N1202,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90164
 
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Date:Sunday 19 May 1940
Time:13:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic LYSA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Lysander Mk II
Owner/operator:26 Sqn RAF
Registration: N1202
MSN: RM-?
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Neuvilly -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Authie
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Operation: Tactical Reconnaissance
Lost: 19/05/1940
P/O (33537) Ralph H. Clifford (pilot) RAF - killed Neuvilly Communal Cemetery Extension, F
LAC (935893) Frederick L. Bettany (Wop/AG) RAFVR - killed Landrecies Communal Cemetery, F
Took off from Authie. Shot down by Lt Friedrich Strakeljahn of I.(J)/LG2 '14.25 German Time) . Crashed and burned out at Neuvilly, 13.30 hrs. LAC Bettany badly burned, admitted to hospital at Landrecies, where he died.

Sources:

http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/26_squadron.html#2102
http://web.archive.org/web/20130812142230/http://don-caldwell.we.bs:80/claims/tonywood.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Feb-2011 14:16 ThW Added
24-May-2011 14:37 ThW Updated [Source, Narrative]
19-Jun-2013 11:04 Nepa Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]

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