ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192795
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 767 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2839 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea, on the eastern Scottish coast -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
The Swordfish I L2839 of 767 Sqn FAA which was overdue from exercises in the Redhead-Carnoustie area, on the eastern Scottish coast and is believed to have ditched in the North Sea. Both crew, Ty/Sub Lieutenant George P Keir and Lieutenant John L S Cunningham RCNVR (from Esquimalt, British Columbia), disapearred with it.
Sources:
http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/RollofHonour/MemorialRoll/RCNVR.htm
http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Aircraft/Swordfish.htm
http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1943-01JAN.htm
https://www.google.fr/maps/search/Redhead/data=!4m5!2m4!3m2!1sRedhead!2sCarnoustie,+Angus,+Royaume-Uni!4b1?hl=fr&dg=dbrw&newdg=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2017 09:13 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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