ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245449
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| Date: | Sunday 9 June 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Fairey Swordfish 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 810 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | ????? |
| MSN: | A2-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ark Royal |
| HMS Ark Royal |
810 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Fairey Swordfish failed to locate aircraft carrier Ark Royal when returning from a reconnaissance mission searching for the German Battlecruiser Scharnhorst and was forced to ditch in the North Sea. Pilot, Sub-Lieutenant, Ralph Churchill Eborn; Air Gunner, Leading Airman, Percy William Clitheroe & Observer, Midshipman, Geoffrey Thomas Shaddick were picked up by a Norwegian vessel and recovered Iceland.
Sources:
English Channel sea battles, June 1940 (naval-history.net)
Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 -- E (unithistories.com)
World War 2 - No. 810 RAF Squadron, May/June 1940 (epibreren.com)
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Flying Personnel 1939 - 1947 (aircrewremembered.com)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2020 18:02 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 08-Jan-2021 18:53 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
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