ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138367
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| Date: | Sunday 12 February 1950 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire F Mk XVII |
| Owner/operator: | 1831 (VR) Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | SX129 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Adlington Common, near Chorley, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Stretton |
| RNAS Stretton | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
SX129 was one of four Seafires that took off from Stretton at about 1400 hours on 12/2/50 on a ground controlled interception (GCI) exercise.
About 15 minutes into the flight the planes were flying in a deep layer of cloud and the flight leader found that his gyroscopic instruments had toppled. Handing over control of the group to Lt Beaumont, an experienced Fleet Air Arm pilot from WW2, the flight leader climbed above the cloud layer. When he rejoined the flight later Lt Beaumont's Seafire could not be seen.
SX129 appears to have broken up in flight.
The port wing was found lying on the ground some distance away from the fuselage and engine which were buried 10 feet in the soil.
Lt(A) Geoffrey Alan Beaumont RNVR.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://laituk.org/Seafire%20SX129.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2011 14:40 | angels one five | Added |
| 17-Jan-2012 06:25 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2013 10:04 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2013 07:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2014 04:44 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 14-Nov-2018 16:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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