ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244888
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| Date: | Saturday 27 April 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Blackburn Skua II |
| Owner/operator: | 801 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2931 |
| MSN: | 7371/65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | At sea, Møre og Romsdal County, -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ark Royal |
| HMS Ark Royal |
Blackburn Skua L2931 'A7-L' was one of three, 801 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Skuas launched at 16.45 hrs. from HMS Ark Royal, stationed in the North Sea, 200 miles north west of Trondheim, to patrol Aandalsnes, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway 95 miles south west of Trondheim. Over Aandalsnes town the Skuas engaged and shot down a Heinkel 111 H-3. operating from Aalborg Airfield, Denmark. During the combat L2931 was hit and crashed in flames into the sea. The two aircrew, Pilot, Lieutenant, William Courtenay Antwiss Church and Acting Sub-Lieutenant, David George Willis were lost with the aircraft.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=Air+Gunner&o=Aircraft&d=asc
http://www.airwar.ru/history/av2ww/allies/skua/skua.html
https://dingeraviation.net//skuaroc/norway.htm#:~:text=The%20Germans%20invaded%20Norway%20on,the%20K%C3%B6nigsberg%20in%20Bergen%20harbour.&text=On%20the%2012th%20of%20April,on%20shipping%20in%20Bergen%20harbour.
https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-04CV-Ark%20Royal.htm
HMS Ark Royal, British aircraft carrier, WW2 (naval-history.net)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2020 14:30 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 21-Nov-2020 10:31 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 25-Jan-2021 16:27 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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