ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245342
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 May 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 825 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | K5982 |
| MSN: | F2201 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off the east coast of England, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Detling, Kent, England |
| - |
The 825 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Swordfish K5982 'G5-P', crashed into the sea after taking off from RAF Detling, Kent, England en route for a bombing mission to the northern coast of France on the 28th May 1940. The aircrew were safely recovered uninjured.
Sources:
Detling Airfield: A History 1915-1959 - Anthony J. Moor - Google Books
Lt Alexander Desmond NEELY, No. 825 Squadron (rafcommands.com)
Dunkirk evacuation May 1940 (naval-history.net)
World War 2 - FAA No. 825 Squadron, May/June 1940 (epibreren.com)
Swordfish K5982 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2020 15:00 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 08-Jan-2021 13:31 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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