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| Date: | Thursday 8 September 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 810 Sqn FAA RAF |
| Registration: | L7683 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off HMS Courageous -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Courageous |
Fairey Swordfish Mk.I L7683, 810 Squadron, FAA RAF: Written off (destroyed) 8/9/38 when engine failed after take-off & ditched off the carrier. No fatalities recorded, so presumed that the crew were rescued.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. Sturtivant, R; Ballance, T (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/810_Naval_Air_Squadron#Pre_war
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2008 01:11 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 22-Jul-2013 04:10 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 10:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 15:00 | JINX | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 26-Sep-2015 05:14 | Oezil | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 15-Mar-2018 22:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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