ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16825
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| Date: | Monday 24 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | RAF destined for SAAF |
| Registration: | L5431 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Deck Cargo, aboard the s.s Huntingdon, at 58°25′N 20°23′W -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Liverpool Docks, Liverpool, UK |
| Capetown, South Africa |
Transferred 7 January 1941 to the SAAF, and crated at RAF Sealand for shipment to South Africa. Lost at sea when cargo aboard the S.S. "Huntingdon" (10,946 GRT) which was sunk on 24 February 1941. By who has been disputed in the past. Seems that the Italian submarine Bianchi is now given as the submarine who sank it, although other sources credit the sinking to the German U-Boat U-96. The ship was part of Convoy OB 288: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (at 58°25′N 20°23′W). All crew were rescued by the Greek Vessel "Papalemos"
L5431 was one of four Fairey Battles lost with the sinking of the s.s Huntingdon: L5056, L5057, L5431, and L5563
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircrafrt L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 35)
2. The Battle File (Sidney Shail, Air Britain, 1997 p 150-151)
3. https://www.warsailors.com/convoys/ob288.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_February_1941
5. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4102-29FEB02.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2008 22:50 | JINX | Added |
| 20-May-2019 19:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2019 19:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-May-2019 19:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2019 22:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Oct-2020 15:32 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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