ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151132
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| Date: | Sunday 20 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 759 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | N3246 |
| MSN: | 471 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Argus, at sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton / HMS Heron |
| HMS Argus |
This Spitfire was converted to a Seafire and went to the Fleet Air Arm in May 1943.
Deck Landing Training accident. The arrestor hook failed, the Seafire broke through the crash barrier and went halfway over the side of the training carrier HMS Argus.
No further record, so the plane was probably written off as the result of this accident.
This seems like a survivable crash and the pilot ( Sub-Lt (A) J.F. Hollingsworth ), probably survived.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2012 17:11 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Jun-2013 08:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2013 03:42 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Mar-2015 02:53 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2015 18:36 | Boile A. | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2015 23:35 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2015 15:25 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 31-Jan-2021 23:20 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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