ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192651
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| Date: | Friday 7 January 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 836 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | LS426 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Chanel, off Mull of Kintyre, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
The Fairey Swordfish II LS426 of 836 Sqn FAA ditched in the sea off Mull of Kintyre on 7 January 1944 while on a night A/S (Anti-Submarine) bombing exercise. The pilot, Lt E L Heath, was rescued, but Leading Airman Arthur Charles Martin, wireless operator and air gunner, was lost and is still missing.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.rafcommands.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=15104&forum=DCForumID6&archive=yes]
http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Aircraft/Swordfish.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mull_of_Kintyre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Channel_(Great_Britain_and_Ireland)
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=fr&lat=55.311000&lon=-5.804000&z=8&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2017 19:22 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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