Fairey Swordfish I: North Sea
Aircraft (20th Century)
Site Name Fairey Swordfish I: North Sea
Classification Aircraft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) L2727; '0.75 Mile Off Fife Ness'; A/c Fairey
Canmore ID 305939
Site Number NO61SW 8067
NGR NO 63 12
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/305939
- Council Fife
- Parish Maritime - Fife
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NO61SW 8067 unlocated
NLO: Fife Ness [name: NO 638 098].
(Classified as Fairey Swordfish I: date of loss cited as 12 February 1942). L2727: this aircraft of 785/786 sqdn [FAA] suffered a mid-air collision and crashed [into the sea] 0.75 mile off Fifeness [Fife Ness].
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N56 18.00 W2 35.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 19 August 2010.
Loss (12 February 1942)
(Classified as Fairey Swordfish I: date of loss cited as 12 February 1942). L2727: this aircraft of 785/786 sqdn [FAA] suffered a mid-air collision and crashed [into the sea] 0.75 mile off Fifeness [Fife Ness].
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N56 18.00 W2 35.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (19 August 2010)
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 19 August 2010.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 15289
Name : A/C FAIREY
Latitude : 561800
Longitude : 23500
Registration : BRITISH
Type : SWORDFISH I
Loss Day : 12
Loss Month : 2
Loss Year : 1942
Comment : Mid-air collision and crashed 0.75 mile off Fifeness.
Cargo : L2727 785/786 Sqn
