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| Date: | Sunday 20 July 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 812 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | TW677 |
| MSN: | F.5634 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Frankston, 15 miles from Melbourne -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Theseus, Port Philip Bay, Melbourne |
On 20/7/1947, The two Firefly planes (PP589 and TW677, both of 812 Squadron FAA RN, aboard HMS Theseus) collided mid-air and crashed at Frankston, 15 miles from Melbourne. The four occupants - two in each aircraft - died in the crash.
Sources:
1. https://sites.google.com/site/wo2vpr1/home/1940-08-22-swordfish-i
2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49311556
3. http://www.hmstheseus.co.uk/hearle.htm
4. https://aeropedia.com.au/content/fairey-firefly/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2016 16:41 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Dec-2016 23:08 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Jan-2020 19:30 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 26-Aug-2020 00:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Aug-2020 00:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 26-Aug-2020 08:50 | Angel Dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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