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Date: | Sunday 9 August 1942 |
Time: | 08:00 . |
Type: | Supermarine Walrus Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAAF |
Registration: | P5715 |
MSN: | - |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 7 miles SE of Savo Island, Central -
Solomon Islands
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | HMAS Canberra |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:9 Squadron, RAAF, Supermarine Walrus P5715, shipborne on the Royal Australian Navy cruiser HMAS Canberra, was lost with the ship when it was sunk at 08.00 hrs. on 9th August 1942, 7 miles south east of Savo Island (S 9 12 29" E 159 54 46'), during the naval battle Battle of, 'Savo Island' ('First Battle of the Solomon Sea'), Solomon Islands, South Pacific between the Japanese and and Allied navies.
Sources:
Supermarine Walrus-1966.pdf (seawings.co.uk) Page 114
ttps://www.faaaa.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WALRUS-F_2017_10.pdf Colours of HMAS Canberra´s Supermarine Walrus Aug 1942 - WWII - Britmodeller.com
Supermarine Seagull V / Walrus · The Encyclopedia of Aircraft David C. (aeropedia.com.au)
HMAS Canberra (D33) - Wikipedia
ADF Serials - Seagull V & Walrus (adf-serials.com.au)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Feb-2021 21:31 |
Peter Clarke |
Added |
02-Oct-2021 09:57 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
04-Jun-2022 03:27 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Departure airport] |
02-Jul-2023 02:28 |
Ron Averes |
Updated |