ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245819
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| Date: | Sunday 30 June 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 812 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L7633 |
| MSN: | F3375 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea near Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais 62 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire, England |
| RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire, England |
812 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Fairey Swordfish L7633, " G3-Q" (attached the RAF Coastal Command), operating from RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire, was shot down on 30th June 1940 when mine laying off the French coast near Boulogne-sur-Mer,. The two aircrew Pilot,Sub-Lieutenant, J. M. P. Davies and Observer, Sub-Lieutenant, Conn became prisoners of war and were Liberated in 1945.
Sources:
Fall of France, June 1940 (naval-history.net)
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=Air+Gunner&o=Aircraft&d=asc
812 Naval Air Squadron - Wikipedia
World War 2 - FAA No. 812 Squadron, May/June 1940 (epibreren.com)
RAFCommands Forums
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2020 18:18 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 18-Dec-2020 18:36 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Jan-2021 18:20 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
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