ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53897
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 July 1940 |
| Time: | 03:00 LT |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 825 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2829 |
| MSN: | F2771 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leimuiderdijk 79, Rijsenhout, Noord-Holland, -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Worthy Down (HMS Kestrel), Hampshire, England |
| RNAS Worthy Down (HMS Kestrel), Hampshire, England |
825 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Fairy Swordfish L2829 "G5-H", operating from RNAS Worthy Down (HMS Kestrel), Hampshire, England was shot down by anti-aircraft fire during an attack on barges at Rotterdam.
Pilot, Lieutenant, John Bartram Kiddell, RNVR, survived and became a prisoner of war. Killed 1st of July 1943 while trying to escape. Buried Poznań cemetery
Air Gunner, Leading Airman, Harry William Victor Burt, FX80195 RNVR was killed in the crash. Buried Amsterdam cemetery; grave 69 A 14.
Takeoff at 22:56 hrs for an anti-shipping operation to Krimpen aan den IJssel in Zuid-Holland.
Probably, the aircraft was hit by Fliegerhorst Schiphol-based Flak.
John Bartram Kiddell is also commemorated on his local war memorial in the village of Hartfield East Sussex, England. Please see source 4 below for details.
Sources:
1. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0738&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
2. Google Maps
3. Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Flying Personnel 1939 - 1947 (aircrewremembered.com)
4, https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/name/1560462
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 May 1940 | L2829 | 825 Sqn FAA RN | 1 | The English Channel, off Calais, |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Aug-2011 03:30 | rvargast17 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase] |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 29-Aug-2013 03:04 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Nov-2014 19:50 | MiG15 | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2020 18:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2021 16:46 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2022 15:16 | Richard | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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