ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247242
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 July 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 812 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | P4161 |
| MSN: | F4340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south of RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire, England, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, |
| RAF North Coates, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, |
The 812 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Fairy Swordfish P4161 crashed to the south of North Coates, Lincolnshire after suffering a mid-air collision with Swordfish L2759 during a dive bombing exercise at Donna Nook range, killing the two aircrew Pilot, Sub-Lieutenant, John Gaillard and Observer, Lieutenant, Denman Groome.
Sources:
Fall of France, July 1940 (naval-history.net)
1940 Lincolnshire aviation Incident Logs. - BCAR.org.uk
Royal Navy Casualties, killed and died, July 1940 (naval-history.net)
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=Air+Gunner&o=Aircraft&d=asc
Swordfish P4161 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2021 18:27 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 13-Feb-2021 21:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
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