263 Sqn losses over Norway May-June 1940

[Alex Smart]

Hello Alex,

FCL vol 1 revised has for the 26th May, N5705 and N5714 noted as Damaged and abandoned Bodo and Bardufoss.

Listed as lost with date and where know, Pilot etc
26th April N5647 and N5909.
21st May N5697 and N5693
22nd May N5719 and N5698
27th May two ? F/L C.B. Hull and Lt. A. Lydekker FAA
2nd June N5893

And Lost in HMS Glorious
N5681, N5695, N5699, N5723, N5906, N5907 and N5908.

With the following as Also lost in Norway
N5720, N5725, N5894, N5898, N5904 and N5905.

FAA Aircraft 1939 to 1945 by Sturtivant & Burrow has -
802 Sqn FAA
N5518, N5521, N5525, N5526, N5527 and N5530 as possibly lost in Glorious 8.6.40.
When the Squadron Joined HMS Glorious in May of '39 the squadron had 12 a/c.
It is not clear to me about 804 Sqdn FAA, if some of their Gladiators were still on Glorious of had all moved to other ships ie Furious when she returned to Scapa Flow earlier and were put ashore.

Fledgling Eagles by Shores has 802 with 9 Gladiators.

Alex