ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202592
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| Date: | Monday 6 December 1943 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 836 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | HS454 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Ballochantuy, Mull of Kintyre, 7 miles NNE of Machrihanish -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
On 6 December 1943 the Swordfish II HS454 of 836 Sqn FAA (based at HMS Shrike, the official name of RNAS Maydown, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland) was taking part in a bombing exercise on the west coast of Scotland, when it dived into the sea off Ballochantuy, Mull of Kintyre, 7 miles NNE of Machrihanish at 1515 hrs. All three crew were killed.
Crew (all killed):
Sub-Lt (A) William Henry Hagar Small RNZNVR (pilot, age 23)
Mid.(A) Alan Angus Douglas-Matheson RNVR (age 19)
FAA/FX86660 L/A Stanley Alfred Paige RN
The bodies of Douglas-Matheson and Paige were recovered, while Small is commemorated on the RNZN Memorial at Devonport, Auckland. Douglas-Matheson lies in grave 634, division 4, of the Kilkerran Cemetery, Campbeltown.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?10166-Aircraft-loss-Tiree
http://www.winchestercollegeatwar.com/archive/douglas-matheson-alan-angus/
https://canmore.org.uk/site/302642/fairey-swordfish-ii-north-channel
https://canmore.org.uk/site/search/result?NUMLINK=302642&view=map
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2017 12:19 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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