ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164224
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Blackburn Skua Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 801 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L3054 |
| MSN: | 7842/48 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Elidir Fawr, near Llanberis, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Donibristle |
| RNAS St Merryn |
On 19 February 1941 the Skua II L3054 of 801 Sqn FAA was flying from Donibristle to St Merryn when it met fog and crashed on Elidir Fawr mountain, near Llanberis. Both crew, Sqn Ldr Norman Douglas Musson Parsons and Petty Officer Archibald Ashby, were killed. The Skua partially burnt out and was damaged beyond repair.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?16445-Petty-Officer-Airman-Archibald-Ashby-died-19-February-1941-Fleet-Air-Arm
http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1941-02FEB.htm
http://peakwreckhunters.blogspot.fr/2010/05/skue.html
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx?cpage=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elidir_Fawr
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=53.130740&lon=-4.076030&z=11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2014 02:39 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Feb-2014 23:32 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2017 11:26 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2019 19:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Jan-2021 19:26 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Cn] |
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