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Old 2nd November 2014, 16:32
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FAA crashes in Norfolk

Hi all:
I have been looking into a couple of incidents and was wondering if anyone could help. The first involves a Fairey Albacore of 826 Naval Air Sqn Bircham Newton. On 26/27 June 1940 this crew were sent out minelaying in the Dutch canals but on return their aircraft suffered engine failure and crash landed in the dunes at Waxham, Norfolk. The pilot was Anthony Tuke. Would anyone happen to know the serial number of this aircraft or the full crew?

The other incident involved a Fairey Swordfish of 811 Squadron also from Bircham Newton. On 18th September 1942 811 Sqn received orders to attack a convoy heading towards the Friesian Islands but it was out of range. They flew to Ludham to refuel to give them the necessary range. One of the Swordfish piloted by John Godley ran out of fuel,on return shortly after crossing the Norfolk coast but he managed to land his aircraft in a field. The aircraft was badly damaged but the crew were uninjured. Does anyone have a serial number and/or location for this incident?

Hope you can help.

TIA,

BC
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