ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21470
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 May 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 810 Sqn FAA RAF |
| Registration: | L7682 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Ark Royal -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| HMS Ark Royal | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Swordfiah Mk.1 L7682 of 810 Sqaudropn, Fleet Air Arm: Written off (destroyed) 10/5/39 when undercarriage collapsed on landing on board HMS Ark Royal. Aircraft caught fire and was destroyed.
Note: RAF control of FAA passed to Admiralty 25/05/39.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. http://www.kbismarck.com/ark-royal.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2008 01:10 | JINX | Added |
| 22-Jan-2012 15:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 22-Jul-2013 04:12 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2013 10:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 29-Aug-2013 03:03 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2015 05:11 | Oezil | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2018 23:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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