ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245359
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 May 1940 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Fairey Swordfish 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 825 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2756 |
| MSN: | F2698 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel off Dunkirk, -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Detling, Kent, England |
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The 825 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Swordfish L2756 'G5-?', on a bombing mission from RAF Detling, Kent, England, over the Northern French coast was shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf 109E. The aircraft crashed into the English Channel off Dunkirk, France killing Pilot, Sub-Lieutenant, Charles Stuart Flockhart Hogg and Air Gunner, Leading Airman, Herbert Kitchener Murrin.
Sources:
Dunkirk evacuation May 1940 (naval-history.net)
World War 2 - FAA No. 825 Squadron, May/June 1940 (epibreren.com)
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Flying Personnel 1939 - 1947 (aircrewremembered.com)
https://www.valka.cz/15328-Namorni-letci-Jeho-Velicenstva-proti-Blitzkriegu-3-dil
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2020 17:30 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 08-Jan-2021 18:05 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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