Date:	Monday 22 April 1940
Time:	c.
Type:	Blackburn Skua II
Owner/operator:	803 Sqn FAA RN
Registration:	L????
MSN:	-
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RNAS Hatston, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Destination airport:	HMS Glorious, Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Narrative:
The 803 Sqn. Royal Navy FAA, Blackburn Skua went overboard when attempting to land on the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious in Scapa Flow Harbour, Scotland. The Pilot, Sub-Lieutenant, Arthur Stephen Griffith was rescued but Air Gunner, Naval Airman, Kenneth Admiral Brown was lost with the aircraft.
The aircraft was one of 12 Skua's being embarked on the aircraft carrier on the 22nd April 1940, prior to sailing to engage in the 'Norwegian Campaign' following the German invasion of Norway.

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.
https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCasAlpha1939-45Br.htm
BROWN, Kenneth A, Naval Airman 1c, FX 77401, FAA, 803 Sqn, Glorious, 22 April 1940, air crash, killed
https://navalairhistory.com/2012/06/12/black-thursday/
https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-04CV-Glorious.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Glorious#Second_World_War
RAFCommands Forums Sub-Lieutenant, Arthur Stephen Griffith,
Remembrance Day 2016 | Nick Metcalfe

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
05-Nov-2020 13:01	Peter Clarke	Added
30-Dec-2020 17:57	Peter Clarke	Updated [Source, Narrative]