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| Date: | Friday 5 October 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Hawker Sea Hawk FB.5 |
| Owner/operator: | 802 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WM971 |
| MSN: | AWA.6009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mellinka Bay -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Albion. off Malta |
Sea Hawk FB.3 WM971 '0/133' of 802 Squadron, Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm operating from HMS Albion. Crashed 5.10.1956 due to fuel tank warning light came on (according to some sources, the warning was spurious). Pilot - Lt. P. Cardew - ejected safely and WM971 crashed into Mellinka Bay, Malta
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160423024448/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaHawk.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=964
http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19501959/tabid/651/language/en-US/Default.aspx
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2013 18:54 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Mar-2013 19:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2013 17:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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