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| Date: | Thursday 22 August 1940 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 812 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2819 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Scheldemonding - Goederede, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The crew survived the crash and was found floating in a dinghy off Zierikzee, the Netherlands.
Pilot: Lt (A) N.M.Hearle.
Sub-Lt. Rupert L.G.Davies
They both went to Stalag Luft III Sagan.
The plan was obviously hit by flak or sustained engine failure.
Sources:
1. http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1940%20sec_tcm5-7281.pdf
2. https://sites.google.com/site/wo2vpr1/home/1940-08-22-swordfish-i
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 16:49 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:38 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2013 03:02 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Sep-2015 05:09 | Oezil | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 01-Mar-2016 12:29 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2020 20:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 21-Jun-2022 09:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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