ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131565
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| Date: | Saturday 18 May 1940 |
| Time: | 19:10 |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N1263 |
| MSN: | TV-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Outer, East Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Monchy-Lagache |
Operation: Tactical Reconnaissance
Crew:
F/O (25130) Ernest C. Ford (pilot) RAF - killed Outer Communal Cemetery, B
F/O (72424)) Kenneth W. Graham (AG) RAF - killed Outer Communal Cemetery, B
Shot down by Me 109's. Crashed at Outer, near Ninove. Believed to be the aircraft claimed by Oberlt Rempel and Uffz Wischnewski of 6./JG2 south-east of Brussels 19.10 hrs.
Sources:
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/4_squadron.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 March 1940 | L6852 | 4 Sqn RAF | 1 | Lille-Ronchin airfield, Nord |  |
w/o |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2011 12:12 | ThW | Added |
| 19-Jun-2013 10:40 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2022 00:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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