85th Sqdn Hurricane- LECKY John William

[Peter Cornwell]

Car accident while returning to unit after a spell of leave.

[Flupke]

You'r right
Thanks
Phil

[fredcompa]

Many thanks to all of you who answered the question I posed.
I posed this question for a friend of mine who's writing a book, he wrote your answers but whe had a lac of communication about, so, my apologies !!!
Many many thanks to all of you,
Fredcompa

[fredcompa]

Hello!
The information about this item came from the computerfiles of the KLM-MRA at Brussels...
Fredcompa

[Peter Cornwell]

Fred,

Computer files - so what ? Rubbish in = rubbish out.

[fredcompa]

hey peter!
we think you're wright, and now you see why we ask for help to clear up all these things.
do you have an idee who was flying this plane at the moment of the crash, cause he died on another date seems following the group?
fred

[Peter Cornwell]

Fred,

I think you need more help than I could ever provide. Currently I have no idea who may have been in a Hurricane (?) you say crashed at Glabecq (?) on 18 May 1940 (?) All I can say is that it was not P/O Lecky of No. 85 Squadron as was supposed.

[Alain57]

Hello ,

According to me P-2701 was flown on may 18 1940 by F/O Allen DH DFC ( KIA )

Alain

[fredcompa]

Hey everybody !
To Peter: my friend found two countrary things:
in Fighter Command losses:
on May 15,1940 with Nr. P 2828 he is SAFE, on May 18, 1940 with Nr. P 2701 he is reported KIA en announced on runnymede panel 05:
AllenDerek Hurlstone D.D.C., 39840, 22 years old, 85 Sqn Hurricane Mk 1P-2701 VY-, shot down at LE CATEAU, KIA, Runnymede panel 05.
Fredcompa