No. 142 Sqn Battle shot down May 14th 1940
 

I am looking for a photograph of a No. 142 Squadron Fairey Battle shot down on May 14th 1940 at Ecly near Rethel in Ardennes (France) : This aircraft belly landed...

Perhaps one of those photographs is the one I am looking for...

So, does anyone have one photograph in which we could see the serial number of those Battle or other Battle of No. 142 Squadron lost during May - June 1940 ?

Thanks

Re: No. 142 Sqn Battle shot down May 14th 1940
 

142 sqdn lost four Battles this day to "friendly fire" - all attacked by Moranes of GC III/7. Battles lost were P2246, P2333, K9333 and L5517.
It was K9333 flown by P/O H L Oakley that belly landed at Ecly. Aircraft carried code letters QT - K. Details from Battle of France, then and now by Peter Cornwell.

Hope this helps,

Ian Simpson

Re: No. 142 Sqn Battle shot down May 14th 1940
 

Thank you Ian for this point,

Does a photograph of Fairey Battle K 9333 QToK exist ? If anyone does have this photograph, I need it...

Bye...

Re: No. 142 Sqn Battle shot down May 14th 1940
 

Arnaud

Re the photos of the two 142 Squ planes you posted -

The QT-C (or possibly QT-G) is the Roth loss on 10 May -L5231.

The other is QT-D which I believe to be a post Battle of France loss. I've not pinned down the ID with certainty. The photo used on the rear dustjacket of Cornwell's t&n looks a good candidate to be this plane.

Hope that helps

Best regards

Iain

Re: No. 142 Sqn Battle shot down May 14th 1940
 

Many thanks Iain for this identification,

One more candidat to exclure for the one at Ecly... We are progressing good...

Arnaud

Re: No. 142 Sqn Battle shot down May 14th 1940
 

Chorley has updated QT-D as L5502 crashed 1km SW Audembert 28 July 40

regards

Iain

Re: No. 142 Sqn Battle shot down May 14th 1940
 

Fairey Battle QT-K of No. 142 Squadron is in some sources, as in Peter Cornwell's work, K 9333 !!!

Does anyone have any evidence about that information ?

K 9333 belly landed on May the 14th 1940, but I thought that this aircraft was QT-L...

Re: No. 142 Sqn Battle shot down May 14th 1940
 

Does anyone have one photo showing the serial number of that Battle QToL belly landed at Saint-Loup-Terrier following my archive ?

Re: No. 142 Sqn Battle shot down May 14th 1940
 

Missed to send the photo...

Re: No. 142 Sqn Battle shot down May 14th 1940
 

Well Arnaud,

"One more candidat to exclure for the one at Ecly... We are progressing good..."

Are you.....?


Think twice.
Bernard.