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| Date: | Saturday 25 November 1939 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 810 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2774 |
| MSN: | F2716 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off South Africa -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ark Royal |
| HMS Ark Royal |
810 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Fairey Swordfish L2774 'A2-M', when on patrol off South Africa, from aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, crashed into the sea following a collision with another aircraft, killing Air Gunner, Leading Airman, Edgar Henry Shayler and Air Gunner, Leading Aircraftman, Alan Lawson.
Sources:
http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/Peacehaven.html
Air Forces WW2 Casualty : Leading Aircraftman A LAWSON (537795), Royal Air Force [RAFCommands]
Swordfish I L2774 [Royal Air Force Aircraft Serial and Image Database] RAFCommands.com
HMS Ark Royal, British aircraft carrier, WW2 (naval-history.net)
810 Naval Air Squadron - Wikipedia
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=Air+Gunner&o=Aircraft&d=asc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2021 01:17 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 31-Jan-2021 16:48 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 13-Feb-2021 21:18 | Castle | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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