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| Date: | Friday 27 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire Mk IIc |
| Owner/operator: | 897 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | LR696 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | HMS Unicorn' Alboran Sea, -
 Gibraltar
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
| Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
When carrying out deck landing training onto the aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' off Gibraltar on the 27th August 1943, 897 Squadron Seafire LR696 landed heavily onto the flight deck causing substantial damage to the aircraft. Pilot, Sub Lt, W S Donnelly RNZN survived the accident uninjured.
Prior to her deployment in the Mediterranean Sea for operation 'AVALANCHE' (Allied invasion of Italy), aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' carried out three weeks of flying training and exercises off Gibraltar in August-September 1943 with 897 Squadron Seafires.
Sources:
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/BPF-EIF/Ships/UNICORN.htm#.Yht6DJbP2M-
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p054.html
https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/search?serial=lr696&model=&factory=&engine=¬es=
https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/92437-lr696
http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Squadrons/897.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2022 23:39 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 12-Mar-2022 10:41 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Operator, ] |
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