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| Date: | Thursday 16 May 1940 |
| Time: | 06:50 |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4814 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leuven, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Monchy-Lagache |
Operation: Observation
P/O Langley - unhurt
LAC James H. Gillham unhurt
Forced-landed badly damaged by Bf 110's during observation sortie near Louvain (Leuven).
Claimed by Fw. Karl-Heinz Bothfeld: 1 1./JG 27
Aircraft a write-off. LAC Gillham was killed on 21/05/1940.
Sources:
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/4_squadron.html
Tony Wood Claimlist
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2011 11:58 | ThW | Added |
| 18-Jun-2011 11:59 | ThW | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jun-2011 02:27 | ThW | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jun-2013 10:25 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2015 05:43 | sandman56 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 05:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 07-Nov-2022 08:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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