ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244950
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| Date: | Thursday 16 May 1940 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | Blackburn Skua II |
| Owner/operator: | 803 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2910 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rombakenfjord off Narvik -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ark Royal |
| HMS Ark Royal |
Blackburn Skua's were scrambled from HMS Ark Royal on 16th May 1940 morning to intercept a Luftwaffe air raid on Narvik, Norway. During combat, 803 Sqn. Royal Navy FAA, Blackburn Skua L2910 '8K' was shot down by Messerschmitt 110's and ditched in Rombakenfjord, Norway. Pilot, Lieutenant Lt. L. A. Harris and Gunner, Lieutenant j. H. R. Vereker were safely picked up by the Destroyer HMS Matabele and shipped to the UK.
The wreckage of L2910 was snagged by a trawler in Rombakenfjord off Narvik in 1995 and dragged along the sea bed. The damaged remains were salvaged that year and recovered to the National Norwegian Aviation Museum in Bodø for preservation and possible restoration.
Sources:
http://www.airwar.ru/history/av2ww/allies/skua/skua.html
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/803_squadron.html#0905
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.
http://skua.no/Operation%20Skua%20story%202.txt
http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/blackburn-hawker-siddeley.pdf
http://www.airwar.ru/history/av2ww/allies/skua/skua.html
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0WLNDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT228&lpg=PT228&dq=german+freighter+barenfels+skua+attack&source=bl&ots=qr_-yOnbbC&sig=ACfU3U0fr_ag7LgzDr1KSjarvRXvpA4Hvw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwif25icoOTsAhV3ZhUIHeuzCKYQ6AEwD3oECAoQAg#v=onepage&q=german%20freighter%20barenfels%20skua%20attack&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2020 22:41 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 21-Nov-2020 10:34 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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