Wirestrike Accident Westland Lysander Mk II L4775, Tuesday 2 April 1940
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Date:Tuesday 2 April 1940
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic LYSA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Lysander Mk II
Owner/operator:26 Sqn RAF
Registration: L4775
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Abbeville/ Drucat -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Abbeville/ Drucat, France
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Struck HT cables & crashed.

Sources:

1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000-L9999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Mar-2008 15:47 JINX Added
17-Jun-2013 17:46 Nepa Updated [Operator, ]
29-Jun-2019 02:40 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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