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| Date: | Tuesday 28 May 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Blackburn Skua II |
| Owner/operator: | 806 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | ????? L6-? |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Manston, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent, England. |
| - |
The Blackburn Skua crashed when taking off from RAF Manston, Kent, England for a fighter patrol over the English Channel off the Dunkirk coast.
Sources:
Dunkirk evacuation May 1940 (naval-history.net)
https://www.valka.cz/15328-Namorni-letci-Jeho-Velicenstva-proti-Blitzkriegu-3-dil
The Fleet Air Arm over Dunkirk | Naval Air History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2020 01:57 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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