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| Date: | Friday 17 May 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | TTU RAF |
| Registration: | K8872 |
| MSN: | F2644 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea, off Lady Isle in the Firth of Clyde, 5 miles off Troon, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abbotsinch, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| RAF Abbotsinch, Renfrewshire |
Torpedo Training Unit (TTU), Fairey Swordfish K8872, operating from RAF Abbotsinch, Glasgow, Scotland crashed into the sea off Lady Isle in the Firth of Clyde, 5 miles off Troon, Scotland when on a torpedo attack training exercise, killing RAF Pilot, Sergeant, Alexander Bell.
Sources:
Air Forces WW2 Casualty : Sergeant A BELL (745256), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve [RAFCommands]
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=Air+Gunner&o=Aircraft&d=asc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2021 17:51 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 26-Jan-2021 14:52 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2021 16:50 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 13-Feb-2021 21:31 | Castle | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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