ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136724
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| Date: | 15-MAY-1940 |
| Time: | 10.00 |
| Type: | Westland Lysander |
| Operator: | RAF 13 Sqn |
| Registration: | L4813 |
| C/n / msn: | OO=? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Bierbeek -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Douai (F) |
Operation: Tactical Reconnaissance
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Alan C. Ollerenshaw, RAF 41729 (NZ),13 Sqdn., age 19, 15/05/1940, Leuven Communal Cemetery, B
Leading Aircraftman (Air Gnr.) Charles F. Lucas, RAFVR 937157, 13 Sqdn., age 23, 15/05/1940, Leuven Communal Cemetery, B
Crashed at 10.00 hrs (Belgian Time, GMT +1hr) in Bierbeek, near Leuven (Louvain). Exact cause unknown, but possibly shot down by Oberlt Fronhöfer of 9./JG26
Sources:
Sources: CWGC; Cynrick De Decker and Jean Louis Roba, Mei 1940 boven België. de luchtstrijd tijdens de Achttiendaagse Veldtocht, De Krijger, 1993; Peter D. Cornwell, The Battle of France, Then and Now, 2008
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/13_squadron.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2011 13:18 | ThW | Added |
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