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| Date: | Monday 4 April 1960 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom FAW.21 |
| Owner/operator: | 738 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | WW272 |
| MSN: | 12933 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moray Firth, near RNAS Lossiemouth, Morayshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar), Morayshire |
| RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar), Morayshire |
On 4/4/1960, WW272 ("LM-652") a Sea Venom FAW.21 of 738 Sqn FAA RN was written off when it crashed into the Moray Firth while on night approach to Lossiemouth, Morayshire after the pilot - Lieutenant Neil J Hamilton, RN - became disorientated during a night GCA (Ground Controlled Approach). He did not eject and was killed
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004 p.188)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
3. https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1960-62.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WW
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2014 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-May-2015 12:47 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 28-Aug-2020 23:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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