ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246411
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| Date: | Sunday 22 September 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 825 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L9756 |
| MSN: | F3488 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leka Island on the Norwegian coast, 115 miles north of Trondheim, -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Furious |
| HMS Furious |
825 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Fairey Swordfish L9756, on a mission to attack shipping in Trondheim harbour got lost in severe weather and due fuel shortage was forced to make an emergency landing Leka Island on the Norwegian coast, 115 miles north of Trondheim. The three aircrew, Pilot, Sub Lieutenant, Henry Deterding; Observer Sub Lieutenant Douglas A. Poynter and air gunner A. G. H. W. Brown became prisoners of war for the duration.
Aircraft carrier HMS Furious, stationed off the Norwegian coast, launched an attack on shipping in the Trondheim area on the 22nd September 1940, comprised of 6 Blackburn Skuas and 12 Fairy Swordfish aircraft. Due to inclement weather they were unable to located the target and 12 aircraft returned safely to HMS Furious but 1 Blackburn Skua and 5 Fairy Swordfish got lost and were forced to carry out emergency landings, three in Norway, two in Sweden and one at sea.
Sources:
Swordfish Ekne (tihlde.org)
fn68_a05.pdf (wordpress.com) Pages 196/197
RAFCommands Forums
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-2021 18:25 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 08-Jan-2021 18:30 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
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