ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247324
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| Date: | Sunday 4 August 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 812 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | P4007 |
| MSN: | F4234 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Ford, West Sussex, England |
| RNAS Ford, West Sussex, England |
812 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Fairy Swordfish P4007 'G3-Q', operating from RNAS Ford (HMS Peregrine), West Sussex, England, was shot down into the North Sea off Noordwijk Town, South Holland, Netherlands, during a bombing raid on Rotterdam, killing Pilot, Lieutenant, Ralph Churchill Eborn and Observer, Lieutenant, Timothy Armstrong, Johnston.
Sources:
Swordfish P4007 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
War in Mediterranean, August 1940 (naval-history.net)
Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, August 1940 (naval-history.net)
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Flying Personnel 1939 - 1947 (aircrewremembered.com)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2021 00:08 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 13-Feb-2021 21:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2022 22:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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