ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248622
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| Date: | Friday 25 October 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 825 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2747 |
| MSN: | F2689 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Furious |
| HMS Furious |
825 Sqn. Royal Navy FAA, Fairey Swordfish L2747, operating from the aircraft carrier HMS Furious, crashed into the North Sea, killing the aircrew Petty Officer, John Stuckey Tooze and Able Seaman, S. J. Wotton.
Sources:
Swordfish I L2747 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
Swordfish I - 825 Sqn - L2747 - PO. JS Tools, killed. AB. SJ Wotton, DoI.
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=Air+Gunner&o=Aircraft&d=asc
Casualty Details | CWGC
Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery: T (lyness-cemetery.blogspot.com)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2021 18:58 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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