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Date: | Sunday 16 September 1962 |
Time: | day |
Type: | de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom FAW.21 |
Owner/operator: | 831 Sqn FAA RN |
Registration: | WW292 |
MSN: | 12952 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RNAS Hal Far (HMS Falcon) Hal Far -
Malta
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RNAS Hal Far (HMS Falcon) Hal Far, Malta |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:On 16/9/1962, WW292 ("381"), a De Havilland Sea Venom FAW.21 of 831 Sqn FAA RN, was written off when it fell back onto the runway on take off from Hal Far, Malta. The aircraft overshot and ran into a stone wall, and the pilot (flying solo) was killed
Crew of Sea Venom WW292
Lieutenant Commander Michael D.A.Cowley, RN (pilot) - killed on active service 17/9/1962
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004 p.189)
2.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm 3.
http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19601969/tabid/652/language/en-US/Default.aspx 4.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH112%20prodn%20list.txt 5.
https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1960-62.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Oct-2013 18:56 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
28-Aug-2020 23:50 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
31-Aug-2020 10:29 |
Anon. |
Updated [Total occupants] |