Incident Blackburn Shark Mk II L2374,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246498
 
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Date:Friday 20 October 1939
Time:
Type:Blackburn Shark Mk II
Owner/operator:2 AACU RAF
Registration: L2374
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Plymouth Sound, Plymouth, Devon -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Mountbatten, Devon
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shark L2374 Floatplane. On Take-off, struck hawser strung between two ships.

Sources:

Air Britain: RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Jan-2021 13:33 Castleace Added
06-Jan-2021 18:03 Castle Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
15-Apr-2022 05:42 JINX Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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