ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245194
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| Date: | Monday 13 May 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Fairey Swordfish 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 820 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2809 |
| MSN: | F2751 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Medkila, south of Harstad, Norway. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ark Royal |
| HMS Ark Royal |
L2809 'A4-G' was one of six 820 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Swordfish from HMS Ark Royal, on an early morning mission to bomb the railway lines west of Narvik, Norway on 13th May 1940. The aircraft was unable to return to the Ark Royal due to the carrier being covered in a blanket of dense fog. The aircraft was forced, through lack of fuel, to land at Medkila, south of Harstad, Norway. The aircrew, Pilot, Hugh De-Graaff Hunter and Leading Airman, D. Smith, were picked up by the Ark Royal's Walrus seaplane. The aircraft was later recovered to the Ark Royal.
Sources:
HMS Ark Royal, British aircraft carrier, WW2 (naval-history.net)
Swordfish Harstad (tihlde.org)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2020 15:16 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 08-Jan-2021 18:08 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
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