Accident Westland Lysander Mk I L4686, Wednesday 16 October 1940
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Date:Wednesday 16 October 1940
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LYSA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Lysander Mk I
Owner/operator:208 Sqn RAF
Registration: L4686
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Nr. Maktila -   Egypt
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by CR.42.

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Mar-2008 23:22 JINX Added
23-Jan-2012 04:55 Nepa Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, ]

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