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| Date: | Friday 12 April 1940 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 818 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | ????? U3-L |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ofotfjorden to the west of Narvik, -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Furious |
| HMS Furious |
Fairey Swordfish, Code "U3-L", from 818 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, was shot down by anti-aircraft fire when on a bombing mission to Narvik, with eight other Swordfish from the aircraft carrier HMS Furious. The aircraft was ditched in Ofotfjorden to the west of Narvik. The two aircrew Pilot, Sub- Lieutenant, Sidney George John Appleby and Air Gunner, Leading Airman, Ernest Tapping were picked up by destroyer HMS Grenade.
Sources:
The Dawn of Carrier Strike: The World of Lieutenant W P Lucy DSO RN - David Hobbs - Google Books
Norwegian Campaign, Battles of Narvik, April 1940 (naval-history.net)
HMS Furious, British aircraft carrier, WW2 (naval-history.net)
Fleet Air Arm Squadron Battle Honours (fleetairarmoa.org)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2020 18:42 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 29-Dec-2020 00:34 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2021 18:57 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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