ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131582
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| Date: | 18-MAY-1940 |
| Time: | 08.15 |
| Type: | Westland Lysander Mk II |
| Operator: | RAF 16 Sqn |
| Registration: | KJ-? |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Creil -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bertangles (F) |
Operation: Tactical Reconnaissance
Flying Officer (Pilot) Thomas W. Walker, RAF (RAFO) 71008, 16 Sqdn., age 32, 18/05/1940, Creil Communal Cemetery, F
Corporal (W. Op.) Eric T. Baillie, RAF 507775, 16 Sqdn., age 31, 18/05/1940, Creil Communal Cemetery, F
Took off from Bertangles, France. Failed to return from tactical reconnaisance over St. Quentin and crashed near Creil. Possibly that claimed by Oberfw Schmid of 1./JG2 over Beauvais,
Sources:
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/16_squadron.html
CWGC and Peter D. Cornwell, The Battle of France, Then and Now, 2008
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2011 10:13 | ThW | Added |
| 20-Jun-2011 10:15 | ThW | Updated [Source] |
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