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| Date: | Sunday 14 April 1940 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | Blackburn Skua II |
| Owner/operator: | 803 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L???? |
| 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 803 Sqn. Royal Navy FAA aircraft, from RNAS Hatston, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland, was shot down during a dive bombing attack on the German freighter 'Barenfels' in Bergen Harbour, Norway, early morning on the 14th April 1940, killing Captain (Royal Marines) Eric Donald McIver, Pilot and Leading Airman, Albert Alexander Barnard, Air Gunner 3rd. Class.
Sources:
http://filestore.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pdfs/small/cab-66-7-wp-40-131-11.pdf
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.
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=Air+Gunner&o=Aircraft&d=asc
http://www.airwar.ru/history/av2ww/allies/skua/skua.html
https://www.tracesofwar.com/units/37322/No-803-Squadron-Fleet-Air-Arm-Royal-Navy.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20954860/eric-donald-mciver
https://timenote.info/en/Eric-Donald-Mciver
https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?144293
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2020 17:33 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 03-Nov-2020 22:41 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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