ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248607
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 October 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Blackburn T.9 Shark III |
| Owner/operator: | 758 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | K8927 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Arbroath, Angus, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Arbroath, Angus, Scotland |
| RNAS Arbroath, Angus, Scotland |
758 Squadron (No. 2 Air Gunners School), Royal Navy, FAA, Blackburn Shark K8927, suffered a mid-air collision with 767 Sqn. Royal Navy FAA, Fairey Swordfish K8437, on 23rd October 1940, near its operating base at RNAS Arbroath (HMS Condor), Angus, Scotland. The pilot landed without injury.
Sources:
Mediterranean Submarines, October 1940 (naval-history.net)
Shark III K8927 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 July 1940 | K5502 | 744 Sqn FAA RN | 1 | RAF Evanton, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland | |
w/o |
| 16 August 1940 | K8471 | 755 Sqn FAA RN | 1 | 2 miles north of Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland, | |
w/o |
| 30 August 1940 | K8913 | 753 Sqn FAA RN | 3 | near St Vigeans village, 1 mile east of RNAS Arbroath (HMS Condor), A | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2021 14:08 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 29-Mar-2021 18:56 | Castle | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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