ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48658
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 August 1948 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly FR Mk 4 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn Marine Luchtvaartdienst |
| Registration: | 11-56 |
| MSN: | F.8252 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Valkenburg NAS, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Valkenburg NAS, Katwijk, Netherlands (EHVB) |
Fairey Firefly FR.Mk.4 K-56: Built by Fairey Aircraft Ltd, for the Marine Luchtvaartdienst - MLD (Dutch Navy) and handed over 22/8/1947 as "K-56" later "11-56". Operated by 861 Squadron, Marine Luchtvaartdienst - MLD (Royal Dutch Navy) at Valkenburg, Katwijk, Netherlands
Written off (destroyed) 24/8/1947: Aircraft dived down from 2,500 meters and hit a greenhouse with the wing. The aircraft exploded in the air near Valkenburg NAS, Katwijk. Some residents were injured. The two crew - F.J.C. Meulenberg and F.J. Palings - were killed
Sources:
1. Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant 25-08-1948
2. https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=653:fairey-firefly-uk&lang=en&Itemid=549&showall=1&limitstart=
3. http://www.flashie.nl/MLD/MLD_nietwaar.html
4. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/neth/mld/types/fireflyFR4.htm
5. http://www.wings-aviation.ch/34-Nederland/2-Aircraft/Fairey-Firefly/Firefly.htm
6. http://www.wings-aviation.ch/34-Nederland/2-Aircraft/Fairey-Firefly/Firefly.htm
https://traditiekamermld.nl/http:/traditiekamermld.nl/2017/05/GedenkrolDatabase8.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:33 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-May-2019 21:17 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2020 13:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2020 19:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2020 17:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2020 11:00 | TB | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Dec-2020 20:40 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 12-Jun-2022 13:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Jun-2022 03:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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