ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21657
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| Date: | Sunday 4 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 80 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8009 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Bir Taieb -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by CR.32. (The left side of the instrument panel & most of the windscreen went & two bullets came through the back of the seat before I could close the throttle, & the CR 32 passed under me. My machine then fell into a dive & I abandoned it, landing by parachute.) Extract from Combat Fighter Report.
Crew:
F/O Peter Wykeham-Barnes (pilot) RAF - injured.
Sources:
Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 & http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/italy_martissa.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2008 00:55 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Oct-2009 23:21 | JINX | Updated |
| 23-Jan-2012 04:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2013 19:49 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2015 11:12 | BlB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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