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Re: Battle L5446, P2251, and N2150
I currently have these three aircraft listed so:
11 May 1940: 88 SQUADRON, MOURMELON-LE-GRAND
Battle P2251. Badly damaged by ground fire during attack on enemy column near Bouillon and belly-landed at ‘Besagibet’, between Vaux-sur-Sure and Bercheux, north of Juseret, 10.30 a.m. Flight Lieutenant A. J. Madge and Corporal A. C. Collyer captured. Sergeant E. J. M. Whittle killed. Aircraft RH*D a write-off.
14 May 1940: 103 SQUADRON, BÉTHENIVILLE
Battle L5446. Shot down by Bf109s of 1./JG53 during attack on bridge at Mouzon and belly-landed near Singly, south-west of Sedan, 3.40 p.m. Possibly one of those claimed by Uffz Höhnisch. Sergeant G. Beardsley and LAC G. F. Lewis both returned unhurt. Aircraft PM*N a write-off.
This crew returned to their unit three days later having walked some 30 miles.
14 June 1940: 12 SQUADRON, SOUGÉ
Squadron records are incomplete, but three aircraft (L5328, N2150 PH*Y, and P5231) were reported ’lost in France’ for which no further details are known. Nine surviving aircraft left for England next day.
(Source: The Battle of France Then & Now)
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