Date:	Wednesday 14 August 1940
Time:	c.
Type:	Fairey Swordfish Mk 1
Owner/operator:	821 Sqn FAA RN
Registration:	P4265
MSN:	F4403
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	North Sea, 70 miles north of RNAS Hatston /HMS Sparrowhaw -
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Destination airport:	RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Narrative:
821 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Fairy Swordfish P4265, ran out of fuel when on an anti-submarine patrol and crashed into the North Sea 70 miles north of its base at RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland on the 14th August 1940. The three aircrew, Pilot, Lieutenant William Arthur Francis Fryer; Observer, Sub-Lieutenant, Alec James Mourilyan and Air Gunner, Petty Officer, Alfred Thomas Tyler were lost with the aircraft.

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
02-Feb-2021 16:19	Peter Clarke	Added
13-Feb-2021 21:40	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator]