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| Date: | Friday 25 June 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American Harvard Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 804 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maydown Airfield, Derry -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Eglinton ( HMS Gannet ) |
| RNAS Eglinton ( HMS Gannet ) |
Span off a slow roll over Maydown Airfield and crashed.
Pilot Lt Paul Hayes RN, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
It is recorded that Chief Aircraft Mechanician James M. Dodds RN, stationed at HMS Gannet also died on this date, and he may well have been a passenger in this aircraft.
Sources:
Royal Navy casualties, killed and died-1948
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2015 23:49 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Jun-2015 15:12 | QQ3 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 20-Jun-2018 14:07 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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