ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231265
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairey Barracuda Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy (FAA RN) |
| Registration: | BV739 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Solent river -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Daedelus, Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire |
The plane crashed shortly after takeoff into the river under unknown circumstances. The pilot swam ashore. The wreckage of the plane was lifted from the river bed in the year 2019.
Sources:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7772417/Fairey-Barracuda-sea-plane-crashed-Solent-1943-batteries-work.html
https://www.gluseum.com/GB/Salisbury/330939183658923/Boscombe-Down-Aviation-Collection
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2019 15:28 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Dec-2019 16:10 | harro | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Source] |
| 15-Feb-2020 10:38 | Iwosh | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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