ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248229
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 September 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairy Swordfish Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 820 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2844 |
| MSN: | F2786 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, off Senegal, West Africa, -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ark Royal |
| HMS Ark Royal |
820 Sqn. FAA Royal Navy Fairy Swordfish L2844, 'A4-A', operating from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, 20 miles south of Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, ditched in the Atlantic when en route back to the carrier, due to anti-aircraft damage, incurred when attacking warships in the port of Dakar.
Pilot, Lieutenant, R. S. Hankey and the other aircrew were picked up by the destroyer HMS Echo.
Sources:
A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940–1945: Volume Three: Tunisia and ... - Christopher Shores, Giovanni Massimello, Russell Guest, Frank Olynyk, Winfried Bock - Google Books
HMS Ark Royal, British aircraft carrier, WW2 (naval-history.net)
Battle of Britain, September 1940 (naval-history.net)
Battle of Dakar - Wikipedia
820 Naval Air Squadron - Wikipedia
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2021 18:16 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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