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| Date: | Tuesday 28 January 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 202 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L2808 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Gibraltar Bay -
 Gibraltar
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gibraltar |
Hit boom during night. Repaired. Lost Dec 20, 1941.
3. Floatplane. Mission - Sea patrol. Hit harbour boom defences whist taking off in complete darkness. Cat W damage repaired, aircraft returned to Royal Navy.
Sources:
1.Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2.RAF records
3.Air Britain: "Fleet Air Arm Aircraft 1939 to 1945"
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2008 10:06 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Aug-2011 02:55 | rvargast17 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jun-2013 11:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 22-Jul-2013 04:13 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 26-Sep-2015 05:04 | Oezil | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 08-Jan-2021 15:55 | Castleace | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2021 10:09 | Oezil 007 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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