ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386829
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| Date: | Sunday 2 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 810 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Santa Chiara d’Ula dam / Lake Omodeo on the Tirso river / Sardinia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Picket' (i) was a British naval undertaking, intended as a diversion for 'Result' (i), in which warplanes of the fleet carrier Ark Royal attacked the Santa Chiara d’Ula hydro-electric dam of Lake Omodeo on the Tirso river on the Italian island of Sardinia (2 February 1941). The attack was unsuccessful, and one of the aircraft was shot down.
Sources:
https://codenames.info/operation/picket-i/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2024 17:37 | federico.peyrani | Added |
| 23-Apr-2024 10:51 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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