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9th July 2009, 14:32
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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 Last edited by arnaud; 16th April 2012 at 11:50. 
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9th July 2009, 21:24
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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
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11th July 2009, 17:49
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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
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15th July 2009, 17:21
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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
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28th July 2009, 08:40
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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...
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17th August 2009, 19:03
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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.
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