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| Date: | Friday 21 June 1940 |
| Time: | 15:00 . |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 823 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L???? G4-? |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Trondheim Harbour, -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Hatston, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland |
| RNAS Hatston, Orkney Islands, Scotland |
823 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Fairy Swordfish "G4-?", operating from RNAS Hatston, Orkney Islands, Scotland was shot down and crashed into the sea when attacking shipping in Trondheim harbour. The two aircrew Pilot, Sub-Lieutenant, Maurice Philip White and Air Gunner, Naval Airman, Sub-Lieutenant, Charles Herbert Arthur Hull were lost with the aircraft.
Sources:
Meidterranean, June 1940 (naval-history.net)
World War 2 - FAA No. 823 Squadron, May/June 1940 (epibreren.com)
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Flying Personnel 1939 - 1947 (aircrewremembered.com)
823 Naval Air Squadron - Wikipedia
German battleship Scharnhorst - Wikipedia
Brian Cull's Flying Sailors At War, Page 162.
RN Casualties in WW2 by Name - Ho (naval-history.net)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2021 18:21 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 07-Jan-2021 20:53 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2021 21:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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