Incident Westland Lysander Mk II L6882,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19987
 
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Date:Thursday 11 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:6 Sqn RAF
Registration: L6882
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Ramleh, Palestine -   Israel
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Ramleh, Palestine
Narrative:
Westland Lusander Mk.II L6882, 6 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 11 April 1940 when Caught in downdraught & hit ridge on approach to RAF Ramleh, Palestine (now in Israel)

Sources:

1. Halley, J J, 1993, Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 to N9999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-May-2008 20:52 JINX Added
18-Oct-2009 11:21 JINX Updated
17-Jun-2013 17:44 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport]
19-May-2019 22:48 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
19-May-2019 22:49 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]

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