ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215332
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| Date: | Thursday 24 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy |
| Registration: | JV203 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Alta -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Indefatigable |
The plane took part in the bombing of the German battleship Tirpitz. The plane crashed in foggy weather into a mountain. The pilot, Lt-Cmdr Archibald Ronald Richardson, from New Zealand, died in the crash. The wreckage of the plane was found in the year 2018.
Sources:
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/09/kiwi-wwii-pilot-s-grave-plane-wreckage-found-in-norway.html
www.rafcommands.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2018 07:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Jan-2019 08:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2020 04:54 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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