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| Date: | Sunday 19 May 1940 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 26 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N1202 |
| MSN: | RM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Neuvilly -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Authie |
Operation: Tactical Reconnaissance
Lost: 19/05/1940
P/O (33537) Ralph H. Clifford (pilot) RAF - killed Neuvilly Communal Cemetery Extension, F
LAC (935893) Frederick L. Bettany (Wop/AG) RAFVR - killed Landrecies Communal Cemetery, F
Took off from Authie. Shot down by Lt Friedrich Strakeljahn of I.(J)/LG2 '14.25 German Time) . Crashed and burned out at Neuvilly, 13.30 hrs. LAC Bettany badly burned, admitted to hospital at Landrecies, where he died.
Sources:
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/26_squadron.html#2102
http://web.archive.org/web/20130812142230/http://don-caldwell.we.bs:80/claims/tonywood.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2011 14:16 | ThW | Added |
| 24-May-2011 14:37 | ThW | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jun-2013 11:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
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