ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74208
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| Date: | Saturday 25 November 1944 |
| Time: | 19:00/2000 |
| Type: | Fairey Barracuda (2 x) |
| Owner/operator: | 812 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nigg Sands, Cromarty Firth -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Fearn |
Two Barracuda torpedo planes were lost when they collided in the air over Cromarty Firth during a torpedo dropping exercise.
The planes fell into the water, and only one of the airmen survived.
The remaining 5 crew in the planes lost their lives.
Sources:
http://www.thecromartyarchive.org/picture/number622.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2010 22:13 | angels one five | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 05:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2013 13:58 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2018 13:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Dec-2021 21:45 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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