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| Date: | Friday 2 November 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Hawker Sea Hawk FB.5 |
| Owner/operator: | 895 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WM933 |
| MSN: | AWA.5985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea on HMS Bulwark, off Malta -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Bulwark, off coast of Malta |
Hawker Sea Hawk FB.5 WM993 '463' of 895 NAS Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm crashed 2.11.1956 during "Operation Musketeer" - the action to retake the Suez Canal: aircraft ran off the ship and into the sea after the arrestor wire parted on landing on HMS Bulwark. The pilot (S/Lt Christopher J. Hall) was killed.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1956-59.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20130721195333/http://www.britains-smallwars.com/suez/air.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2013 22:26 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-May-2013 17:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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