[B.F.M. Droog]

Hello Darius,

'[Royal] Ark launched the four "borrowed" 803 squadron Skua's in two sections of two (Lt. W. P. Lucy, RN and S-Lt. G. W. Brokensha, RN), while Glorious contributed all that remained of 803 on board, one section of three (Lt. J. M. Christian, RN) The patrols spotted nothing significant over Namsos, but after returning home near nightfall, the trigger happy Fleet gunners decided the returnees were more attackers, and aptly put the finishing touches on the day when they knocked down Brokensha. Fortunately he was able to make a good water landing and the crew was soon on board HMS Nubian. no worse for their effort, but not speaking too highly of the Fleet's aerial recognition ability!'
Source: Remember WW2, 1 May 1940

I make of this that it happened in the evening and that the gunners were gunners from the Ark Royal and/or the Glorious.

Regards,

Bart