ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89946
Last updated: 20 June 2013
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| Date: | 01-SEP-1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Lysander Mk.III |
| Operator: | 161 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | MA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | D'Arbigny (Pont-de-Vaux (Ain)) -
 France
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere (UK) |
Pilot: Cdt William Guy Lockhart - unjuried, escaped and came back in UK on 13-09-1942 via Gibraltar
Passenger from UK: Pierre DELAYE ("Var", "Joseph").
Hard landing, undercarriage and helix destroyed
Field Junot; Commune (Département) : Arbigny (Ain, 01); Position : N/NO de Pont-de-Vaux ; 3 km O/NO d’Arbigny (01), vers Sermoyer; Coordonnées : latitude 46° 28’ 45’’ N ; longitude 04° 55’ 44’’ E
Sources:
"We landed by moonlight" - Hugh Verity
http://www.territorioscuola.com/wikipedia/fr.wikipedia.php?title=Liste_des_moyens_a%C3%A9riens_du_SOE
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2011 16:06 | ThW | Added |
| 20-Jun-2011 09:47 | ThW | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 00:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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