This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
You can contribute by submitting additional or updated information.
| Date: | Saturday 25 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle I |
| Owner/operator: | 88 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
| Registration: | L5463 |
| MSN: | RH-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Les Grandes-Chapelles -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
L5463 lost an undercarriage leg when it hit a bump taking off on a mission on the night of May 25, 1940. The pilot returned and landed off the runway, collapsing the other leg.
Crew safe: P: D L Pritchard (New Zealander) RAF 36203 O: Sgt Sturgeon RAF AG: AC Millns RAF
The aircraft must have been too valuable to abandon because it did make it back to the UK before the fall of France. 88 Sqn arrived back in June 1940. L5463 was shipped to Canada in 1942 where a turret was fitted for use as a gunnery trainer with the s
Serial 2134. Suffered a belly landing at Mont Joli on November 22, 1943 and was written off.
Sources:
Refer AFMoNZ ALB030212a001 for a photograph
Images:
AFMoNZ: ALB030212a001
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2024 09:46 | Zvezdan | Added |
| 19-Sep-2025 06:07 | Antonio | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2025 Flight Safety Foundation