ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16231
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 April 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4750 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Padville -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Padville |
Westland Lysander L4750, 4 Squadron, RAF. Lost: 16/04/1940. Crashed on take-off at Padville following forced-landing. The pilot was badly injured. He died four days later in the French Military Hospital at Marcoing, south of Cambrai.
Pilot Officer (Pilot): Alexander F.B. Ramsay, RAF 42379, 4 Squadron., age 19, 21/04/1940 [= 20/04/1940], Trefcon British Cemetery, Caulaincourt, France
W/Op, Air Gunner LAC J.H. Gillham unhurt.
Sources:
1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999
2. https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/raf/lysander/l4750/
3. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/4_squadron.html
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2689606/ramsay,-alexander-francis-burnett/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2008 00:14 | JINX | Added |
| 17-Jun-2013 17:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2019 21:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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