Date: Friday 23 August 1940
Time: night
Type: Silhouette image of generic bttl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fairey Battle Mk I
Owner/operator: 142 Sqn RAF
Registration: L5503
MSN: -
Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais 62 - France
Phase: Combat
Nature: Military
Departure airport: RAF Eastchurch, Kent
Destination airport: RAF Eastchurch, Kent
Narrative:
142 Sqn. Royal Air Force, Fairy Battle L5503 ' QT-L', operating from RAF,Eastchurch, Kent, England was shot down and crashed near Boulogne-sur-Mer, France on the 23rd August 1940, during a night attack on E-Boats at Boulogne-sur-Mer. The three aircrew, Sergeant, L. M. Lowry was killed and Pilot Officer, Alan George Middleton and Royal Navy, Midshipman, Arthur Taylor (attached to the RAF) became a prisoners of war.
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- Accident Fairey Battle Mk I L5503, Friday 23 August 1940
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