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| Date: | Thursday 25 April 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Blackburn Skua II |
| Owner/operator: | 803 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L3048 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | on a beach at Spillum, Namsos in Trøndelag county, -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Glorious |
| HMS Glorious |
Following an early morning bombing raid on Trondheim Harbour, Norway (during the 'Norwegian Campaign'), on 25th April 1940, the 803 Sqn. Royal Navy FAA, Blackburn Skua L3048 '8B', from HMS Glorious, with aircrew Pilot, Lieutenant G. R. Collingham and Naval Airman D. A. Prime, having insufficient fuel to return to HMS Glorious, safely carried out an emergency landing on a beach at Spillum, Namsos in Trøndelag county, Norway. With no possibility of recovery the aircraft was later blown up (picture in " https://tihlde.org/~ktsorens/flyvrak/spillum.html ")
Sources:
https://tihlde.org/~ktsorens/flyvrak/spillum.html
http://www.airwar.ru/history/av2ww/allies/skua/skua.html
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0WLNDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT228&lpg=PT228&dq=german+freighter+barenfels+skua+attack&source=bl&ots=qr_-yOnbbC&sig=ACfU3U0fr_ag7LgzDr1KSjarvRXvpA4Hvw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwif25icoOTsAhV3ZhUIHeuzCKYQ6AEwD3oECAoQAg#v=onepage&q=german%20freighter%20barenfels%20skua%20attack&f=false
https://dingeraviation.net//skuaroc/norway.htm#:~:text=The%20Germans%20invaded%20Norway%20on,the%20K%C3%B6nigsberg%20in%20Bergen%20harbour.&text=On%20the%2012th%20of%20April,on%20shipping%20in%20Bergen%20harbour.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2020 15:58 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 21-Nov-2020 10:28 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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