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| Date: | Thursday 10 November 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Supermarine Walrus Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 712 Squadron, FAA RAF |
| Registration: | L2256 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea, near HMS Sheffield (C24) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire |
| HMS Sheffield (C24) |
Supermarine Walrus Mk I L2256, 712 Squadron, FAA RN: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10 November 1938:
Landed in sea with wheels down alongside HMS Sheffield & capsized.
712 Flight/Squadron were attached to the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet with a shore-base of Lee-on-Solent (at the time of the accident).
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. Air Britain: "Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm" (1984)
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-supermarine-walrus-united-kingdom
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Sheffield_(C24)
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/712_Naval_Air_Squadron
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2008 22:08 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Feb-2012 09:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Aug-2013 22:31 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 19-Oct-2018 13:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jan-2021 15:55 | Castleace | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2025 05:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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