ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16712
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| Date: | Thursday 18 January 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 B&GS RAF |
| Registration: | L5056 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stormy Down, Port Talbot, South Wales |
| RAF St. Athan, Cardiff, South Glamorgan |
Fairey Battle L5056 was assigned to 7 B & GS (7 Bombing & Gunnery School, RAF Stormy Down, Port Talbot). On 18th January 1940, the aircraft crashed during a forced landing near Cardiff, Glamorgan, and was substantially damaged.
Repaired and returned to service; transferred 7 January 1941 to the SAAF, and crated at RAF Sealand for shipment to South Africa. Lost at sea when cargo aboard the S.S. "Huntingdon" (10,946 GRT) which was sunk on 24 February 1941. By who has been disputed in the past. Seems that the Italian submarine Bianchi is now given as the submarine who sank it, although other sources credit the sinking to the German U-Boat U-96. The ship was part of Convoy OB 288: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (at 58°25′N 20°23′W). All crew were rescued by the Greek Vessel "Papalemos".
L5056 was one of four Fairey Battles lost with the sinking of the s.s Huntingtdon: L5056, L5057, L5431, and L5563
Sources:
1. Halley, J J, 1979, Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 to L9999, p.33.
2. The Battle File, Sidney Shail, Air Britain 1997 p.142
3. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
4. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=50353
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2008 22:16 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Mar-2008 22:20 | JINX | Updated |
| 19-May-2019 18:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2019 18:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Damage] |
| 20-May-2019 19:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-May-2019 07:15 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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