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| Date: | Friday 12 April 1940 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Blackburn Skua II |
| Owner/operator: | 803 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L3037 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Askoy Island, 10 miles north west of Bergen, -
 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 damaged by flak during a dive bombing attack on shipping in Bergen Harbour, Norway on the 12th April 1940. L3037 'A7Q' force landed on Askoy Island, 10 miles north west of Bergen. Petty Officer, James Alexander Gardner, Pilot and Naval Airman, A. Todd, Air Gunner, avoided capture and escaped back to their unit in Scotland about a month later.
Sources:
http://filestore.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pdfs/small/cab-66-7-wp-40-131-11.pdf
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=Air+Gunner&o=Aircraft&d=asc
http://www.airwar.ru/history/av2ww/allies/skua/skua.html
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0WLNDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT228&lpg=PT228&dq=german+freighter+barenfels+skua+attack&source=bl&ots=qr_-yOnbbC&sig=ACfU3U0fr_ag7LgzDr1KSjarvRXvpA4Hvw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwif25icoOTsAhV3ZhUIHeuzCKYQ6AEwD3oECAoQAg#v=onepage&q=german%20freighter%20barenfels%20skua%20attack&f=false
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.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2020 18:55 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 03-Nov-2020 22:26 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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