ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90168
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| Date: | Saturday 1 June 1940 |
| Time: | 06:45 |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 26 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N1253 |
| MSN: | RM-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lympne, Kent (LYM/EGMK) |
| RAF Hawkinge, Kent |
Westland Lysander Mk.II N1253 (RM-H) 26 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed during combat operations on 1 June 1940. Operation: Tactical Reconnaissance over the Calais-Dunkirk area. Took off from RAF Lympe, Kent at 06:00 hrs. Returned, possibly damaged by Flak/AAA, and crashed on landing at RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent. Both crew killed.
According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/724): "Lysander L1253 lost in air operations over Dunkirk, France, 1 June 1940. Leading Aircraftman A Carter and Pilot Officer J C Paterson: report of deaths".
Crew of Lysander N1253:
Pilot Officer (Pilot) James Cedric Paterson, RAFVR 77683, killed in action 01/06/1940, buried at Bishop's Hatfield (St. Luke) Churchyard, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK
Sergeant (Air Gunner) Arnold Carter, RAFVR 935185, killed in action 01/06/1940, buried at Sheffield (Shiregreen) Cemetery, South Yorkshire, UK
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1977)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/724: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502501
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2932538/paterson,-james-cedric/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2413757/carter,-arnold/
5. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/26_squadron.html#2102
6. http://www.hatfield-herts.co.uk/warmem/ww1-2stluke.html
7. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/royal-air-force-war-grave-photos-for-reference.33488/page-107#post-545310
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2011 14:23 | ThW | Added |
| 12-Jan-2014 06:52 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2015 19:28 | DG333 | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 03-Sep-2019 19:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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