ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248536
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| Date: | Friday 11 October 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Blackburn Skua II |
| Owner/operator: | 760 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2970 |
| MSN: | 7840/14 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Twyning, 2 miles north of Tewksbury, Gloucestershire, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton, (HMS Heron), Somerset, England. |
| RNAS Yeovilton, (HMS Heron), Somerset, England. |
760 Sqn. Royal Navy, FAA, Blackburn Skua L2970, operating from RNAS Yeovilton, (HMS Heron), Somerset, crashed at Twyning, 2 miles north of Tewksbury, Gloucestershire, killing Pilot, Lieutenant, Arthur Ferguson Adie and Air Mechanic, William Henry Souls.
Sources:
US Destroyers-UK Base Exchange, October 1940 (naval-history.net)
Royal Air Force Losses in World War Two (rafcommands.com)
TWYNING PARISH - Ariadne portal (dcu.gr)
Military crashes in the south west Midlands - 1940 (aviationarchaeology.org.uk)
Arthur Ferguson ADIE | MilitaryImages.Net
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Flying Personnel 1939 - 1947 (aircrewremembered.com)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2021 14:27 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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