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| Date: | Saturday 18 May 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 823 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | ????? |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off the Norwegian coast -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Glorious |
| HMS Glorious |
The 823 Sqn. Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Fairy Swordfish failed to return to the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious following a mine laying operation off the Norwegian coast (Operation Bottle). A search failed to locate the two aircrew, Pilot, Sub-Lieutenant, Harold Denys Mourilyan and Air Gunner, Naval Airman, Rov Parkinson, who were lost with the aircraft in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.
Sources:
World War 2 - FAA No. 823 Squadron, May/June 1940 (epibreren.com)
Norway May 1940 (naval-history.net)
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=Air+Gunner&o=Aircraft&d=asc
No.823 Naval Air Squadron (FAA) during the Second World War (historyofwar.org)
FAA in home waters MAY 1940 (rafcommands.com)
Bottle (i) | Operations & Codenames of WWII
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2021 19:07 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 31-Jan-2021 16:51 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Country, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2021 21:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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