ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52625
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| Date: | Sunday 9 August 1942 |
| Time: | 23:20 |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 811 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | W5974 |
| MSN: | 1B (call sign) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 5 km W of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Operation / Gardening (mine-laying) - IJmuiden - Texel area off Noord-Holland.
The aircraft suffered a mid-air collision with Swordfish DK751 (https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=52626).
Both crew members were taken prisoner of war:
Pilot / Sub Lt. P.W. Bentley RNVR / (Alias Pierre Fauvet) / captured off Texel island
Observer / Sub Lt. H.G. Mays RNVR / captured 22 August in the Scheldt estuary, rescued by German vessel
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1766A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Aug-2017 14:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-May-2020 09:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Oct-2022 10:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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