ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246939
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| Date: | Monday 22 April 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 818 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | P4163 |
| MSN: | F4342 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | At sea, off Narvik, -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Furious |
| HMS Furious |
818 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Fairy Swordfish P4163 'U3-G', operating from HMS Furious stationed off Norway, was shot down by anti aircraft fire when on a bombing mission to Narvik. The aircraft crashed at sea off Narvik, killing Observer, Lieutenant, Charles Robert Dalton Messenger and Air Gunner, Leading Airman, Thomas George Cutler. The wounded Pilot, Sub-Lieutenant, R.A. Roberts was picked up by the Cruiser HMS Autora.
Sources:
Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, April 1940 (naval-history.net)
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WnhIAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=Swordfish+1+++P4214&source=bl&ots=TH6WJdUaOS&sig=ACfU3U1cmybrjFS5XdB4Dp8wSd4WW66Lhw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjMqan796juAhXTUxUIHSAdCTE4ChDoATAIegQICBAC#v=onepage&q=Swordfish%201%20%20%20P4214&f=false
Swordfish P4163 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2021 23:18 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 05-Feb-2021 15:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2021 21:21 | Castle | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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