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| Date: | Monday 21 October 1940 |
| Time: | 07:00 |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 419 Flt RAF |
| Registration: | P9027 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | nr Oban, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Montigny-sur-Loing, France |
| RAF Tangmere (intended) |
Mission pick up
Pilot: F/Lt W.R. Farley - passenger SIS agent Philip Schneidau; pilot and crew safe.
Crash due to a/c out of fuel, a/c lost due to poor weather and U/S compass.
Sources:
"We landed by moonlight" - Hugh Verity
RAF Accident Record Card, RAF Museum, Hendon.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2011 16:02 | ThW | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 04:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2013 11:40 | deadrock | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2013 06:28 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, ] |
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