ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48063
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| Date: | Friday 20 July 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly T.7 |
| Owner/operator: | 765 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | MB517 |
| MSN: | F.7485 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mounts Bay, 11 miles South of Porthleven, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall (EGDR) |
| RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall (EGDR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Firefly T.7 MB517 "721/CU" of 765 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20-07-1956: Ditched into Mounts Bay, eleven miles South of Porthleven, Cornwall after engine failure. Crew experienced no response to throttle controls after fast descent preparatory to landing at Culdrose. Aircraft sank, but the two crew - Lieutenant J N Webster and Lieutenant A L Davies - were rescued.
Aircraft Struck Off Charge as Cat.ZZ same day (20/7/56); wreckage later recovered and taken to HMS Seahawk, RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall, for accident investigation.
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant et al, Air Britain, 2004 p. 237)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount's_Bay
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jul-2016 22:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2018 06:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2020 22:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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