ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48070
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| Date: | Thursday 13 June 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly T.7 |
| Owner/operator: | 796 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WJ189 |
| MSN: | F.8787 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| 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 WJ189 "778/CU" of 796 Squadron Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13/6/1957, when the starboard undercarriage collapsed on landing at RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall (EGDR). Both crew - Sub Lieutenant C.A.Hill (pilot) and Lieutenant P.G.Pinches (Observer) - survived uninjured.
Withdrawn to RNAS Culdrose ARS (Aircraft Repair Section) 14/6/1957 for damage assessment and possible repairs. Repairs not proceeded with, and aircraft Struck Off Charge as Cat.ZZ. Wreckage transferred to the Fire section at RNAS Culdrose on 9/6/1958, used for fire fighting training.
Remains sold for scrap at Culdrose 22/8/1958. Sold for scrap to International Alloys at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, arrived there by December 1959 (until May 1963). total flying time on airframe: 599.55 hours
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004 p.295)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WJ .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jul-2016 22:43 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2018 06:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Aug-2020 13:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2020 13:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2020 23:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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