ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154362
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 September 1956 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Hawker Sea Hawk FB.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 802 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WN113 |
| MSN: | AW6046 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 miles East of RNAS Lossiemouth, Morayshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar), Morayshire |
| RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar), Morayshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Sea Hawk FB.3 WN113: Delivered to the RN FAA at the HMS Blackcap AHU, RNAS Stretton, Cheshire, 13/9/54. First issued to service to 807 Squadron RN FAA at RNAS Brawdy (as "120/BY") 25/11/54. To RNAS Abbotsinch AHU for long term storage 30/4/55. Next issued for service to 802 Squadron FAA RN as RNAS Lossiemouth on 10/6/56 as "141/O".
Written off 5/9/56: Became overdue after a night sortie between the Tain Ranges and Milltown. A search by RAF Shackleton aircraft from Kinloss through the night found nothing. A search by a Lossiemouth-based Sea Hawk in the morning found only an oil slick. From this, was it determined that Hawker Sea Hawk WN113 had crashed into the sea six miles east of Lossiemouth, Morayshire killing the pilot, Lieutenant Patrick L. Madan RN. (Other sources give the crash location at "20 miles North of Buckie")
Formally Struck Off Charge as Cat.ZZ on 7/9/1956
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant et all, Air Britain, 2004 p 433)
2. http://simviation.com//lair/casualty1956.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2013 14:30 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Mar-2013 14:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2013 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Jul-2020 18:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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