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| Date: | Wednesday 11 December 1940 |
| Time: | 18:05 |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 26 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T1431 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | RAF Redhill, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chivenor, Devon |
| RAF Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) |
Lysander T1431: Took off from RAF Chivenor at 15:50 hrs enroute for base at RAF Gatwick.
Reported crashed at RAF Redhill 18:05 hrs. Aircraft lost in bad visibility, crashed on landing at RAF Redhill.
Unknown damage to aircraft
Crew:
P/O JONES (pilot) RAF & Sgt GROWCOCK (pass.) RAF fate unknown
Sources:
National Archives Kew ORB REcord of Events Doc AIR27/317/20 page 6
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2023 13:57 | Redwine163 | Added |
| 10-Nov-2023 23:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-Jul-2024 17:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-Jul-2024 17:03 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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