ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244718
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| Date: | Thursday 25 April 1940 |
| Time: | 05:00 . |
| Type: | Blackburn Skua II |
| Owner/operator: | 803 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2905 |
| MSN: | 7371/39 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Trondheim Harbour, -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Glorious |
| HMS Glorious |
The 803 Sqn. Royal Navy FAA, Blackburn Skua L2905 'A8-G' from HMS Glorious was on a combat mission to Trondheim, Norway (during the 'Norwegian Campaign') on 25th April 1940, when it was hit by AA fire. The aircraft carried out a forced landing in a local fjord. The two aircrew, Pilot Lt. A. B. Fraser-Harris and gunner George s Russell swam ashore. By avoiding capture they eventually arrived at Namsos, Trøndelag county, Norway and escaped back to the UK.
Sources:
https://dingeraviation.net/skuaroc/skua_postscripts.htm
http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/06850.php
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0WLNDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT164&lpg=PT164&dq=skua+l2905&source=bl&ots=qr_-CSm7aF&sig=ACfU3U22bc527FnfhkRsV0y18imeAZzvQQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_ysiNgvHsAhWhoVwKHfBSBEoQ6AEwEHoECAcQAg#v=onepage&q=skua%20l2905&f=false
Blackburn Skua Sørfjorden (tihlde.org)
http://www.airwar.ru/history/av2ww/allies/skua/skua.html
Selected FAA or Naval Involvemennt in Aircrat Casualty Packs at the National Archives (rafcommands.com)
25 April 1940 (etherit.co.uk)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2020 22:51 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 08-Nov-2020 13:37 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2021 18:32 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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