ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161522
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| Date: | Monday 20 February 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairey Gannet AS.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 725 Sqn RAN |
| Registration: | XA330 |
| MSN: | F.9222 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nowra, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | RAN Nowra, NSW |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Gannet AS.1 XA330 ("NW-882" of 725 Squadron, Royal Australian Navy) Written off (damaged beyond economic repair when crashed 20/2/1961*, at Nowra, NSW. Pilot, Lt. G.O'Day RAN left undercarriage down during a single engine flypast. XA330 stalled and landed in trees, crew unhurt.
Struck off charge as Cat.5(c) and reduced to components at Nowra on 6/6/1962
NOTE: *Some sources give the date of crash as "6/6/1962", this being the date that XA330 was struck off charge. However, as 725 Sqn RAN was disbanded and absorbed into 724 Sqn RAN on 31/5/1961, the earlier date seems more likely. When 725 Sqn reformed, it was on 1/11/1962 (long after the latter reported date), and in any case the squadron had relinquished its Fairey Gannets for Westland Wessex HAS.31A
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/n3.htm
3. Wreckage of XA330 at Nowra, NSW: http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/Gannet-XA330a/BG_XA330
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/725_Squadron_RAN
5. http://www.navy.gov.au/history/squadron-histories/725-squadron-history
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2013 23:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Nov-2018 16:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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