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| Date: | Sunday 1 September 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vickers Wellesley Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L2689 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Harmil Island -
 Eritrea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Port Sudan |
Photo reconnaissance flight
Emergency landing after being hit by unknown.
Crew:
565646 Sgt Harold Norman NORRIS - PoW
561093 Sgt B.M. D'ARCY - PoW
615948 LAC Charles David LAMPARD - killed - Asmara War Cemetery, Eritrea
Sources:
1. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/awards/details.php?qname=NORRIS&qnum=565646
2. National Archive Kew squadron REcord of Events doc AIR27/192/8 page 1
3. CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2008 14:43 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Nov-2022 10:52 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Aug-2025 16:16 | MMR | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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