ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224793
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| Date: | Thursday 8 May 1941 |
| Time: | 01:20 LT |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 14 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | W6636 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Sibson relief landing ground, Leicestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
As the aircraft made its approach on the landing ground, it was attacked by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Paul Semrau of the 3./NJG 2, who was flying from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
The crew were on a training flight:
Instructor - F/O Renford Percy Davey - wounded in the abdomen; died from his wounds the following day in Peterborough Hospital
Pupil pilot - LAC Clarke - wounded in the arm
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?2777-410508-Unaccounted-airmen-8-5-1941/page2
http://britishaviation-ptp.com/airspeed_as10.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2019 14:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
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