ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248287
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 September 1940 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Blackburn Skua II |
| Owner/operator: | 803 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2954 |
| MSN: | 7375/19 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | At sea, off of Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ark Royal |
| HMS Ark Royal |
803 Sqn. FAA Royal Navy Blackburn Skua L2954 'A7-K', 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 Ocean, off Dakar, Senegal after sustaining battle damage during an attack on warships in the port of Dakar, Senegal.
Pilot, A. W. Sabey and Observer/Air Gunner, Leading Airman, J. Coles were picked up by the destroyer HMS Forester.
Sources:
Skua!: The Royal Navy's Dive-Bomber - Peter C. Smith - Google Books
Battle of Britain, September 1940 (naval-history.net) Tuesday, 24 September
HMS Ark Royal, British aircraft carrier, WW2 (naval-history.net) 24th – ARK ROYAL was operating south of Dakar.
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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2021 22:58 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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