Date:	Saturday 2 March 1940
Time:	03:00 LT
Type:	Fairey Battle Mk I
Owner/operator:	103 Sqn RAF
Registration:	L5236
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Chandon, 3 km east of Amboise, Indre-et-Loire -   France
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Betheniville, France
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Fairey Battle Mk.I L5236 (PM-M) 103 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Chandon, near Amboise, France 2 March 1940. According to the official Air Ministry file on the incident (File AIR 81/1864): "Aircraft accident in Amboise, France, Battle L5236, 103 Squadron, 2 March 1940. Flying Officer A J Carver, Sergeant E H Lloyd, Leading Aircraftman N Madkins: injured".

Battle L5236 lost its bearings during cross country navigation exercise, ran short of fuel and wing hit a tree during forced landing at Chandon, 3 km east of Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. (At approximate Coordinates: 47.398117, 0.944615 on the south bank of the River Loire, 21 km East of Tours). All three crew injured.

Crew of Battle L5236:
Flying Officer A J Carver (pilot) – sustained Broken ankle
Sgt Lloyd (Observer) - sustained Fractured skull.
LAC Madkins (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) – sustained Broken wrist.

All three were admitted to hospital at nearby Tours for treatment. Aircraft damaged beyond repair and struck off charge as Cat.E(FA) on 30 April 1940.

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 34)
2. The Battle File (Sidney Shail, Air Britain, 1997 p 146)
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1864: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16471085
4. https://www.northlincsweb.net/103Sqn/html/103_squadron__-_training__accident__-_1-3-40_-_f-o_a_j_carver.html
5. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1900
6. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showpost.php?p=125656&postcount=8
7. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/09332.php
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amboise
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandon .

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
07-Jul-2019 23:57	Dr. John Smith	Added
08-Jul-2019 00:01	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative]
08-Jul-2019 05:43	stehlik49	Updated [Operator]
10-Jul-2019 21:04	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative]
03-Nov-2021 18:32	Loire Guy	Updated [Narrative, Category]