ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154345
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| Date: | Sunday 18 March 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly AS Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 1842 (VR) Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WJ108 |
| MSN: | F8812 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Ford /HMS Peregrine, Yapton, Arundel, West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Ford (HMS Peregrine) West Sussex |
| RNAS Ford (HMS Peregrine) West Sussex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Firefly AS.6 WJ108: Delivered to the FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy) at RNAS Anthorn AHU 8/6/1951 and stored until 31/7/1951. Issued for service on 1/8/1951 to 826 Squadron FAA RN (as "271/J") on board HMS Ark Royal. Later coded "271/R". Withdrawn from service and disembarked 17/3/1954. By July 1954 with RNAY Fleetlands for overhaul and recommissioning.
Next issued for service to 1842 Squadron RNVR FAA RN in July 1955, at HMS Peregrine, RNAS Ford, Yapton, Arundel, West Sussex. Coded "200/FD" later 859/FD"
Written off 28/3/1956: spun into the ground inverted whilst executing a loop at RNAS Ford, (HMS Peregrine) Yapton, Arundel, West Sussex. Dived into the ground at Cindes Field, on the edge of the airfield. Pilot killed.
Crew of Firefly WJ108
Sub Lieutenant Christopher B Wales (pilot) RN - killed on active service 28/3/1956.
Sub Lieutenant Wales is buried in the churchyard of St. George's Church, Eastergate, West Sussex.
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004 p.293)
2. https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1956-59.htm
3. http://simviation.com//lair/casualty1956.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WJ
5. http://www.wings-aviation.ch/32-FAA/4-Sqn/1842-NAS.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2013 04:24 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Jan-2020 16:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2020 19:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2020 00:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2020 08:48 | MIG29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Sep-2020 20:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2021 17:00 | Castle | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2022 16:22 | Richard | Updated [Narrative] |
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