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Date: | Friday 28 June 1940 |
Time: | afternoon |
Type: | Avro Anson Mk 1 |
Owner/operator: | 500 (County of Kent) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | N5226 |
MSN: | - |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | North Sea off the east coast of England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Detling, Kent, England |
Destination airport: | RAF Detling, Kent, England |
Narrative:No. 500 (County of Kent) Squadron RAuxAF, Avro Anson Mk 1 N5226 "MK-E", took off, afternoon 13th June 1940, from RAF Detling, Kent and went missing, in unknown circumstances, on a patrol over the North Sea, off the east coast of England, with four aircrew, Pilot Officer, Ian F. Lothian; Pilot Officer, Alan Swainston; Sergeant, John P. Morgan and Sergeant, John W.T. Alderslade.
Sources:
World War 2 - RAF No. 500 Squadron, May/June 1940 (epibreren.com)
Avro Anson Gunships — Encyclopedia of safety (survincity.com)
RoH Names S to Z (rauxaf.net)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Dec-2020 18:13 |
Peter Clarke |
Added |
15-Dec-2020 10:16 |
Opietz |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |