ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212612
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| Date: | Sunday 17 December 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Blackburn Skua Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 803 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dalgety Bay, Fife -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Merlin, RNAS Donibristle, Fife |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blackburn Skua Mk.II, 803 Squadron RN FAA, RNAS Donibristle, Fife: Written off (destroyed) 17/12/1939 when crashed into the sea, Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland (at approximate co ordinates 56.04295°N 3.36755°W). Pilot and sole occupant - Petty Officer Airman Leonard Lancelot Parker (South African, Service Number D/FX 80247, aged 23) - was killed (reportedly drowned).
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
2. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1939-12DEC.htm
3. https://www.ancientfaces.com/person/leonard-lancelot-parker/164671839
4. http://aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=skua
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2975025/parker,-leonard-lancelot/
6. http://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/details.php?id=19658
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalgety_Bay
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2018 00:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Jun-2018 00:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Nov-2018 21:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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