Floatplane on HMS Fidelity (D-57)

[paulmcmillan]

Originally Posted by Stig Jarlevik

It is reported as handed back to France in 1941, going to Forces Navales Francaise libres (FNFL)

Has anyone considered the possibility that it IF it was handed back then ut may have actually been on HMS Fidelity ?

[hanshauprich]

Thanks for all the infos!! Leendert: Ben Schröder is a very common nice Gernam name!!!!!

[Bruce Dennis]

Originally Posted by paulmcmillan

Has anyone considered the possibility that it IF it was handed back then ut may have actually been on HMS Fidelity ?

In the book 'HMS Fidelity' (see my earlier posting) the arrival of the Kingfishers was framed in such a way that it is clear the ship's crew were not in the habit of dealing with aircraft. The book is so full of tales of 'thrilling deeds' that I am sure the writer would have included them if he had known of them.

HTH,
Bruce

[Bruce Dennis]

Just thought I would tidy up a loose end: Michael Pollard, an ex-coastal forces sailor, wrote his wartime memoirs entitled 'A Stage in My Education'. In it, he recounts his time served on Fidelity and confirms that the two aircraft aboard the ship in late 1942 were Kingfishers.

Bruce