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| Date: | Wednesday 10 April 1940 |
| Time: | 08:00 . appr |
| Type: | Blackburn Skua II |
| Owner/operator: | 803 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2923 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bergen Fjord, -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Hatston, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland |
| RNAS Hatston, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland |
The aircraft was one of sixteen Royal Navy Skua's of 800/803 Sqn's. involved in the bombing and sinking of the German cruiser Konigsberg in the Bergen Fjord, Norway, early morning on the 10th April 1940. During its dive bombing attack L2923 'S' suffered flak damage and was on its return flight back to base at RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk), Scotland, when it suddenly dived into the sea killing Lieutenant B.J.Smeeton and Midshipman F.Watkinson.
Sources:
https://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersS2.html
http://www.airwar.ru/history/av2ww/allies/skua/skua.html
https://dingeraviation.net//SkuaRoc/blackburn_skua.htm
www.fleetairarmoa.org/news/on-this-day-10-april-1940
http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww15/f/497/9/0#12
http://aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=skua
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Skua
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KTmKAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA202&lpg=PA202&dq=rn+faa+b+j+smeeton&source=bl&ots=TXco5R1A2M&sig=ACfU3U19plWfCNfE7Rbrk6V4rJAiC1y6sA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwibrdK6k-DsAhUlQxUIHd-4BFwQ6AEwBnoECAgQAg#v=onepage&q=rn%20faa%20b%20j%20smeeton&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2020 16:12 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 03-Nov-2020 22:19 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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