ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176767
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| Date: | Sunday 19 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P2923 |
| MSN: | VY-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lille -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lille / Seclin |
On May 19. 1940 he shot down five enemy aircraft (Me109E) before he was himself shot down over Lille.
Crew:
P/O (41303) Albert Gerald LEWIS DFC (pilot) RAF - balet out Ok
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Gerald_Lewis
85 Sqdn ORB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 May 1940 | N2388 | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | between Tongres and St Trond, near Maastricht, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 20 May 1940 | P3426 | 85 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Amiens, Somme department of the Picardy region | |
w/o |
| 18 August 1940 | P2923 | 85 Sqn RAF | 1 | sea 30 miles East of Clacton, Essex. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2015 10:45 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 11-Mar-2016 15:54 | Red Dragon | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 14-Jun-2023 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [[Registration, Cn]] |
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