ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154331
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| Date: | Friday 25 May 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 |
| Owner/operator: | 895 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XE373 |
| MSN: | AW6317 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 11 miles West of RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire |
| RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Sea Hawk XE373 '193' of 895 NAS Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, crashed and written off 25.5.1956: dived into the ground while orbiting the airfield at 2,000 ft waiting for leader to land, and came down eleven miles west of RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire (a.k.a. HMS Goldcrest)
The pilot (Sub Lieutenant David George Hakesley, RN, aged 20) was killed. Possible cause of crash was the disengagement of one of the powered ailerons.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
2. http://simviation.com//lair/casualty1956.htm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hawker_Sea_Hawk_operators#.C2.A0United_Kingdom
4. https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1956-59.htm
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XE
6. https://www.wwwmp.co.uk/pembrokeshire-memorials/brawdy-war-memorial/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2013 17:05 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Mar-2013 17:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2013 19:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2013 05:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-May-2013 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2020 23:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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