ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 306073
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| Date: | Sunday 5 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairey Albacore |
| Owner/operator: | 827 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | ? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | southwest of Ceylon -
 Indian Ocean
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Indomitable |
One of four Albacore aircraft sent out from HMS Indomitable after the Japanese raid on Colombo, searching for the Japanese fleet southwest of Ceylon. The two southern Albacore never found the Japanese, but the two northern aircraft did. One was shot down, the other, although damaged, made it back to HMS Indomitable.
Sources:
1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Sunday_Raid
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