ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247543
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| Date: | Saturday 24 August 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Fairey Fulmar Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 806 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | N1885 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Illustrious |
| HMS Illustrious |
806 Sqn. FAA, Royal Navy, Fairy Fulmar N1885, operating from the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, suffered a mid-air collision with Fairy Fulmar N1887 and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on 24th August 1940, killing Pilot, Sub-Lieutenant, Albert Leslie Ayres and Telegraphist Air Gunner, Petty Officer, Samuel Howard Gould.
Sources:
Battle of Britain, August 1940 (naval-history.net)
Fulmar I N1885 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
Casualty Details | CWGC
MaritimeQuest - HMS Illustrious Roll of Honour
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Flying Personnel 1939 - 1947 (aircrewremembered.com)
Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, August 1940 (naval-history.net)
806 Naval Air Squadron - Wikipedia
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2021 15:54 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 06-Feb-2021 16:04 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2021 21:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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