The Skua was a twin seat dive bomber/fighter used by the Fleet Air Arm. It had a fairly short active life. It entered service in 1938 and was withdrawn from the front line in 1941 as it was outclassed by axis fighter aircraft. It did however continue in some minor roles, such as target towing, until 1945.
No complete aircraft survive although significant remains are being restored at a museum in Norway. The Fleet Air Arm museum have the significant remains of L2940, recovered from a Norwegian lake back in 1974. The aircraft put down on ice following an engine failure. The crew survived and tried to torch the remains but only the centre section burnt out and when ice thawed the rest sank. The museum have created a diorama of the wreckage as if under water, how it was found.
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