ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247171
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 June 1940 |
| Time: | early mornin |
| Type: | Gloster Sea Gladiator II |
| Owner/operator: | 804 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | N2275 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off the Pentland Skerries in the Pentland Firth. -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk) Airfield, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland. |
| RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk) Airfield, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland. |
The 804 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Gloster Sea Gladiator N2275, operating from RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland, crashed into the sea early morning 26th June 1940, off the Pentland Skerries in the Pentland Firth, 5 miles south of Burwick, South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland. A search failed to locate the Pilot, Lieutenant, Henry Charles Maudslay who was lost with the aircraft.
Sources:
Håkans Aviation page - Gloster Gladiator in 804 FAA Squadron service (dalnet.se)
Fall of France, June 1940 (naval-history.net)
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=Air+Gunner&o=Aircraft&d=asc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2021 23:50 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 05-Feb-2021 15:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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