ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 92565
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| Date: | Sunday 24 October 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 860 (Dutch) Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | LS398 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Isle of May, Firth of Forth, Fifeshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
During a night A/S exercice on 24 October 1943, the Swordfish II LS398 of 860 (Dutch) Sqn FAA flew too low over the North Sea near Isle of May, Firth of Forth, Fifeshire, hit the water and crashed. The pilot was rescued from the water but the radio operator, 19-years old Telgr. Anton Gerhard van Dam, was lost.
Sources:
https://oorlogsgravenstichting.nl/persoon/31100/anton-gerhard-van-dam
http://aircrewremembered.com/1943-10-24-loss-of-anton-van-dam.html?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=pmd_AUIfr_pgaJAk_DKBbQSxhNoF1Zu10sKN88TdztbgVDQ-1635149235-0-gqNtZGzNAnujcnBszQOl
"Fleet Air Arm Aircraft 1939 to 1945", by Ray Sturtivant, with Mick Burrow, ISBN 0-85130-232-7, page 110
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_May
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=56.180000&lon=-2.550000&z=11&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2021 08:38 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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