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| Date: | Wednesday 29 September 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 810 Sqn FAA RAF |
| Registration: | L2746 |
| MSN: | F.2688 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Evanton, Ross & Cromarty -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
| RAF Evanton, Ross & Cromarty |
Fairey Swordfish Mk.1 L2746, 810 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm: Written off (destroyed) 29/9/37 when wing lock came loose, aircraft went out of control and crashed at HMS Fieldfare, RAF Evanton, Ross & Cromarty
According to Ref 4, the ships name HMS Fieldfare would not have been allocated to Evanton until the Admiralty take-over of the Fleet Air Arm on 24 May 1939.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Fieldfare
3. http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/evanton-novar
4. Air Britain: "Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm" (1984)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2008 22:23 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Jul-2013 04:06 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 10:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 14:59 | JINX | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 26-Sep-2015 05:07 | Oezil | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Apr-2018 21:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jan-2021 15:55 | Castleace | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Sep-2021 16:05 | Sergey L. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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