ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275243
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 June 1944 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 885 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | NF535 |
| MSN: | 2-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The sea, off the Normandy Beachheads south of Caen, -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire, England |
| - |
Royal Navy, 885 Squadron, Seafire NF535 operating out of RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England, was shot down by a Luftwaffe FW190 on the 7th June 1944, when on a combat mission over the Normandy beaches on day two of the allied invasion of France ("Operation Neptune").
Pilot, Lt, Cdr, S A Devonald ditched the aircraft in the sea off the beachheads, was rescued and repatriated back to England and rejoined his unit.
Sources:
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/886_Squadron.htm#.Yf59VprP2M9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/885_Naval_Air_Squadron
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p077.html
https://theddaystory.com/markers/hms-daedalus-airfield-lee-on-solent/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2022 19:23 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Feb-2022 19:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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