ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246246
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| Date: | Friday 12 April 1940 |
| Time: | 22:30 . |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 816 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | K6002 |
| MSN: | F2221 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Furious, off the Norwegian coast -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Furious |
| HMS Furious |
Returning to the aircraft carrier HMS Furious at 22:30 hrs. following an unsuccessful bombing mission to Narvik, (aborted due to inclement weather), Swordfish K6002, "U4-L", from 816 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, plunged over the side of HMS Furious into the sea when carrying out a night landing on the pitching deck of the aircraft carrier. The two aircrew Pilot, Lieutenant, Marcus D. Donati and Observer, Leading Airman, F. A. J. Smith were picked up by the destroyer HMS Hero after 45 minutes.
Sources:
The Dawn of Carrier Strike: The World of Lieutenant W P Lucy DSO RN - David Hobbs - Google Books
World War 2 - FAA No. 816 Squadron, May/June 1940 (epibreren.com)
Norwegian Campaign, Battles of Narvik, April 1940 (naval-history.net)
HMS Furious, British aircraft carrier, WW2 (naval-history.net)
RAFCommands Forums
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2020 16:16 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 08-Jan-2021 13:36 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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