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| Date: | Thursday 9 May 1940 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: | Supermarine Walrus Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 765 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | L2225 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The Solent/Southampton Water, Hampshire, England, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire, England |
| Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire, England |
765 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Walrus L2225, on a training flight, from Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Hampshire, crashed and overturned when landing on the Solent/Southampton Water, Hampshire, killing Pilot, Midshipman, Peter Lewis Atkinson. The cause of the crash was due to the pilot having failed to retract its undercarriage on take off.
Sources:
765 Naval Air Squadron Crew List (royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk)
Midshipman (A) Peter Atkinson (sussexhistoryforum.co.uk)
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=Air+Gunner&o=Aircraft&d=asc
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=l2225
Supermarine Walrus PROFILE.pdf (seawings.co.uk)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2021 17:57 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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