ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163217
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| Date: | Thursday 4 October 1951 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly AS Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 820 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WB315 |
| MSN: | F8533 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Killywool, 5 miles from RNAS Eglinton, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet), Eglinton, County Londonderry |
| RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet), Eglinton, County Londonderry | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Firefly AS.Mk.5 WB315, 820 Squadron FAA RN: Written off (destroyed) 4/10/1951 when crashed into a hillside at an altitude of 1,000 feet at Killywool, 5 miles from RNAS Eglinton, while making a wide circuit of the airfield at RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet), Eglinton, County Londonderry. Aircraft broke up on impact, both occupants were killed:
Crew of Firefly WB315:
Lieutenant-Commander Percival S. Cole RN (pilot) - killed on active service 4/10/1951
Lieutenant Hugh E. Hunt RN (observer) - killed on active service 4/10/1951
Lieutenant-Commander Percival S. Cole was buried near his family home at Moville, Donegal. Firefly WB315 was formally struck off charge as Cat.ZZ on 15/10/1951
Killywool (possibly from Irish: Coille-ghuail, meaning "wood of the charcoal") is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland at approximate coordinates 55.013°N 7.103°W
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, p.278)
2. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1951.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
4. http://historyhubulster.co.uk/faa-aircraft-accidents-in-ni/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killywool
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2014 05:29 | angels one five | Added |
| 23-Feb-2014 18:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2015 00:35 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Jun-2015 06:10 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport] |
| 30-May-2018 13:41 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location] |
| 17-Jun-2020 00:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2020 19:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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