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| Date: | Sunday 6 October 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Fairey Swordfish Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 826 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | F4-? |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aircraft carrier HMS Furious |
| Aircraft carrier HMS Furious |
826 Sqn. Royal Navy FAA, Fairey Swordfish, operating from aircraft carrier HMS Furious, crashed into the North Sea off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, killing Pilot, Lieutenant, Dudley Alastair Nixon Watt
Sources:
US Destroyers-UK Base Exchange, October 1940 (naval-history.net)
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Flying Personnel 1939 - 1947 (aircrewremembered.com)
www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Y0126
Roll of Honour - Dorset - Langton Matravers, The Old Malthouse School (roll-of-honour.com)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2021 15:50 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 23-May-2024 17:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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