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| Date: | Thursday 16 February 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairey Gannet AS.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 812 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WN401 |
| MSN: | F9162 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off HMS Bulwark, off the coast of Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Bulwark, off coast of Northern Ireland |
Written off 16/2/1956: Crashed into the sea off Northern Ireland while operating from HMS Bulwark. Nose wheel misaligned, failed to keep straight on deck during take off run, aircraft plunged over port side of the carrier, 200 feet from start of takeoff roll, into the sea off Northern Ireland coast. The pilot Sub-Lieutenant P.W. Allkins was OK.
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
- Ray Sturtivant et al.: Fleet Air Arm Fixed-Wing Aircraft since 1946, Air-Britain
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2013 00:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Mar-2013 01:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Apr-2013 18:57 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2013 17:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 29-Feb-2016 07:13 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
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