ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246931
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| Date: | Monday 22 April 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Blackburn Skua II |
| Owner/operator: | 759 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L3044 |
| MSN: | 7842/38 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Royal Naval Air Station, Eastleigh (HMS Raven), Southampton, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Eastleigh Airfield, Southampton, Hampshire, UK |
| RNAS Eastleigh Airfield, Southampton, Hampshire, UK |
759 Squadron (Fighter School), Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Blackburn Skua L3044 crashed on take off from RNAS Eastleigh (HMS Raven), killing Pilot, Midshipman, James Orlando Burr.
Sources:
RAFCommands Forums
Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, April 1940 (naval-history.net)
Hampshire Aircraft Crashes and Accidents. (archive.org)
Eastleigh (royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2021 18:17 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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