ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248304
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 October 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Blackburn Skua II |
| Owner/operator: | 801 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2929 |
| MSN: | 7371/63 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off the south Norwegian coast. - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland |
| RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland |
801 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Blackburn Skua L2929, operating from RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland, was shot down into the North Sea by Messerschmitt Bf 109s during an attack on German shipping in the Bjørnefjorden, 25 miles south of Bergen Norway, killing Pilot, Sub-Lieutenant, Alan Hartoch and Air Gunner, Naval Airman, Eric James Adlam.
Sources:
Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, October 1940 (naval-history.net)
US Destroyers-UK Base Exchange, October 1940 (naval-history.net)
http://www.airwar.ru/history/av2ww/allies/skua/skua.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=Air+Gunner&o=Aircraft&d=asc
Fw Harbach of JG 77, Norway 1940 - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum (12oclockhigh.net)
Blackburn Skua (2) (valka.cz)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2021 16:51 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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