ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52626
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| Date: | Sunday 9 August 1942 |
| Time: | 23:20 |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 811 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | DK751 |
| MSN: | 1C (call sign) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 5 km W of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Condor |
Operation / Gardening (mine-laying) - IJmuiden - Texel area off Noord-Holland
The aircraft Swordfish DK751 suffered a mid-air collision with Swordfish W5974 (https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=52625).
Crew:
Sub Lt. I.H. Whitelaw-Wilson (pilot) RNVR - killed
Sub Lt. R.F. Townend (obs.) RNVR - killed
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1766&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Aug-2017 14:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2017 14:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 14-Aug-2017 14:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Aug-2017 14:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2018 22:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-May-2020 09:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2020 09:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-May-2020 17:59 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2020 10:39 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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