ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241012
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| Date: | Thursday 30 June 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly FR Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 827 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Triumph, at Sea off Singapore -
 Singapore
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Sembawang, Singapore |
| HMS Triumph, ar sea off Singapore |
Fairey Firefly FR.Mk.1 "282/P" of 827 Squadron FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy). Written off (damaged beyond repair) 30/6/1949: Nosed over wires and hit arrester barrier on landing aboard HMS Triumph while the carrier was at sea off Singapore. Pilot - Lieutenant M.J.Baring - slightly injured, but the Firefly was written off as Cat.ZZ on 30/6/1949.
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004 p.300)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2020 18:33 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Sep-2020 20:52 | Yety | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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