ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248387
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| Date: | Monday 30 September 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Fairey Albacore Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 826 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L7100 |
| MSN: | F3300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk, England |
| RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk, England |
826 Sqn. Royal Navy, FAA, Fairey Albacore L7100, operating from RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk, England, failed to return to base following a raid on Vlaardingen, South Holland, Netherlands. The three aircrew, Pilot, Lieutenant, Charles Steward Hamilton Kennaway; Observer, Midshipman, Richard John Lane and Air Gunner, Leading Airman, Grant Frederick Kerslake Howe, were lost at sea with their aircraft.
Sources:
Battle of Britain, September 1940 (naval-history.net)
Albacore I L7100 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Flying Personnel 1939 - 1947 (aircrewremembered.com)
Lt Kennaway - Historical records and family trees - MyHeritage
https://vrijheid.scouting.nl/scouting-in-de-oorlog/database-bestanden/geallieerden-scouts/1665-geallieerden-grant-howe/file
30/09/1940 | Timeline | Battle of Britain Fact File (bobfactfile.com)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2021 16:53 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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