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| Date: | Friday 10 January 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 237 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4676 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barentu, Gash-Barka Region -
 Eritrea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Barentu, Eritrea, Somalia |
Pilot Officer S.H. Miller, Aircraftman A.J. McIntosh: both were taken as prisoners of war when force landed at Barentu, Gash-Barka Region, Eritrea, (at the time in Somalia) in Lysander L4676, 237 Squadron, 30 January 1941
Barentu is a town in north-western Eritrea, lying south of Agordat, and is the capital of Gash-Barka Region, at approximate co ordinates: 15°07′00″N 37°36′00″E
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/4998: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16689096
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barentu,_Eritrea
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2008 17:06 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Jan-2012 08:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 21:21 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 20-Oct-2015 17:43 | Jixn | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 19-May-2019 22:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-May-2019 22:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2022 17:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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