ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154053
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| Date: | Thursday 9 February 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly T.7 |
| Owner/operator: | 719 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WM766 |
| MSN: | F8859 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lough Foyle, off Inishowen Head, County Donegal, Norther Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet), Eglinton, County Londonderry |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Firefly T.Mk.7 WM766: Built by Fairey Aircraft at Stockport, and first flown 18/12/52 at Manchester Ringway. Delivered 14/1/1953 to the RN at RDU Anthorn: Issued to 719 NAS Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as '324/GN' on 19/5/53. Took part in the Coronation Day Naval Review Flypast at Spithead on 15/6/1953.
Damaged in forced landing at HMS Gannet, RNAS Eglinton, Northern Ireland on 17/7/1953 due to intermittent loss of engine power. Pilot - Lieutenant S.W.Salway - uninjured. To RNAS Anthorn RDU for repairs and long term storage 8/3/1954. Returned to service with 719 Squadron, HMS Gannet, RNAS Eglinton, Northern Ireland from 7/5/1955 as "323/GN" later "552/GN"
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 9/2/1956: Ditched into Lough Foyle, off Inishowen Head, County Donegal, Northern Ireland after loss of power on take off due to engine failure. All three crew - Lieutenant Commander E R A Johnson, Sub Lieutenant K W C Readings, and Midshipman A J Hayward - survived uninjured, and were picked by by HMS Volage.
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004 p.297)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
3. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950-1959_26.html
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WM
5. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/nos11.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inishowen
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2013 00:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-May-2013 14:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Jun-2020 22:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2020 23:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2020 20:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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