P/O Pennington, 26 sqdn, POW?, 20/05/1940

Could this man, listed on 'Air Force PoWs' be P/O Pennington?

E.D. Pennington, RAF 42146, Camp L3, POW-no. 33109

P/O Pennington was pilot of this plane:

Type: Westland Lysander
Serial number: L4773, RM-?
Operation: Reconnaissance, F
Lost: 20/05/1940
P/O Pennington - believed captured
LAC Erskine - believed captured
Took off from Lympne. Forced-landed on beach during evening reconnaissance sortie over Calais, 19.00 hrs.

Sources: Peter D. Cornwell, The Battle of France, Then and Now, 2008 and Ross McNeill, Air Force PoWs 1939 to 1945 - http://www.rafcommands.com/Air%20Force%20PoWs/RAF%20POWs%20Index.html

Regards,

Bart

[Amrit]

He is reported as POW in The Times Saturday, Jul 06, 1940, so seems to be a likely candidate

A

Thanks again, Amrit!

Cheers,

Bart

[Henk Welting]

I've as a casualty for L 4773 (unconfirmed source) P/O John H. DAY - 41676; pres. crashed near Le Tréport or Dieppe. Buried Mont Huon Mil. Cem., Le Tréport, Seine Maritime.
Regards,
Henk.

Goedemiddag Henk,

I've P/O Day on this plane:

Type: Westland Lysander
Serial number: N1221, OO-?
Operation: ?
Lost: 18/05/1940
Pilot Officer (Pilot) John H. Day, RAF 41676, 13 Sqdn., age unknown, 20/05/1940, Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Tréport, France
Air Gunner: ?
Took off from Authie. Wrecked in explosion when bomb became detached on landing at Amiens. P/O Day believed to be badly wounded, evacuated but died in hospital at Le Tréport en route to England

Sources: CWGC; Peter D. Cornwell, The Battle of France, Then and Now, 2008

Regards,

Bart

[Henk Welting]

Dank Bart. Will follow your and Peter Cornwell's advice and amend my files.
Regards,
Henk.

[Pieter H]

I have from an earlier post that L4773 was RM-B, but no other source to confirm this.

Pieter

Thanks Pieter,

I make a note of that. Do you have the URL of this older thread?

Cheers,

Bart

The pilot was listed as Flt Lt ED Pennington on PoW correpondance. He was the father of a friend of mine.

[paulmcmillan]

Is this Edward Pennington Serial Number 77122 ?