ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240455
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| Date: | Monday 5 September 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Sea Hawk FB.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 803 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WM980 |
| MSN: | AWA.6018 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Centaur, Moray Firth off Lossiemouth, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar), Morayshire |
| HMS Centaur, Moray Firth, off Lossiemouth | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Sea Hawk FB.3 WM980; Built by Armstrong-Whitworth Aircraft Ltd., Baginton, Coventry. Notified as awaiting collection 10/8/1954. Delivered to the FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy) at RNAS Abbotsinch AHU 16/8/1954. First issued for service 12/10/1954 to 803 Squadron FAA RN as "150/C", and operated aboard HMS Centaur
On 5/9/1955, Sea Hawk WM980 experienced a throttle jamming open after landing on board HMS Centaur, and ran into four parked Sea Hawks (WM912, WM931, WM978 and WM987) all also of 803 Squadron FAA RN. Sea Hawk WM980 ran out of control, injured three personnel, and went over the side of the carrier upside down into the Moray Firth. Pilot of Sea Hawk WM980 - Lieutenant M.A.Tibby RN - survived with slight injuries, and and was rescued by HMS Centaur's "Plane Guard" helicopter.
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant et al, Air Britain, 2004 p.429)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2020 23:19 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Aug-2020 09:07 | Angel Dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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