ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248606
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 October 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 767 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | K8437 |
| MSN: | F2616 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near St Vigeans village, 1 mile east of Royal Navy Air Station Arbroat -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Arbroath, Angus, Scotland |
| RNAS Arbroath, Angus, Scotland |
767 Squadron.(Deck Landing Training), Royal Navy, FAA, Fairey Swordfish, K8437, operating from RNAS Arbroath (HMS Condor), Angus, Scotland, crashed near St Vigeans, 1 mile east of the Airfield, just north of Arbroath, following a collision with 758 Sqn. Blackburn Shark K8927, killing Pilot, Sub-Lieutenant, John Haycroft Meyer and Observer, Sub-Lieutenant, Gerald Arthur Bragg.
Sources:
Mediterranean Submarines, October 1940 (naval-history.net)
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Flying Personnel 1939 - 1947 (aircrewremembered.com)
Swordfish I K8437 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
In remembrance: members who served and died in World War II, 1939-1945 | Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, October 1940 (naval-history.net)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2021 13:50 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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