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| Date: | Thursday 5 January 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Fairey Gannet AS.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 825 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WN402 |
| MSN: | F.9193 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, 80 miles E of Malta -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Albion, off Malta |
Fairey Gannet AS.1 WN402 '341' of 825 Squadron RN FAA: Written off 5/1/1956. Disappeared in the Mediterranean Sea, 80 miles east of Malta while operating off HMS Albion.
Sources:
1. Ray Sturtivant et al.: Fleet Air Arm Fixed-Wing Aircraft since 1946, Air-Britain
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20130724042057/http://planetrace.co.uk/info_needed_20.html
3. http://www.condor49ers.org.uk/gannet.htm
4. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1956-59.htm
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WN
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2013 21:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Apr-2013 18:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Apr-2013 18:53 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2013 17:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 27-Sep-2013 05:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jun-2020 20:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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