City / Airport:Les Grandes-Chapelles (closed)
Country:France
Photo Date:26 May 1940
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L5463 lost an undercarriage leg when it hit a bump taking off on a mission on the night of May 25, 1940. The pilot returned and landed off the runway, collapsing the other leg. The aircraft must have been too valuable to abandon because it did make it back to the UK before the fall of France. 88 Sqn arrived back in June 1940. L5463 was shipped to Canada in 1942 where a turret was fitted for use as a gunnery trainer with the serial 2134. Suffered a belly landing at Mont Joli on November 22, 1943 and was written off. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:L5463
Aircraft Version:Fairey Battle I
C/n (msn):[ L5463 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Airport:Les Grandes-Chapelles (closed)
Country:France
Photo Date:26 May 1940
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
City / Airport:Les Grandes-Chapelles (closed)
Country:France
Photo Date:26 May 1940
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:743125Submit Correction
View count: 96
L5463 lost an undercarriage leg when it hit a bump taking off on a mission on the night of May 25, 1940. The pilot returned and landed off the runway, collapsing the other leg. The aircraft must have been too valuable to abandon because it did make it back to the UK before the fall of France. 88 Sqn arrived back in June 1940. L5463 was shipped to Canada in 1942 where a turret was fitted for use as a gunnery trainer with the serial 2134. Suffered a belly landing at Mont Joli on November 22, 1943 and was written off. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:L5463
Aircraft Version:Fairey Battle I
C/n (msn):[ L5463 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Airport:Les Grandes-Chapelles (closed)
Country:France
Photo Date:26 May 1940
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive