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| Date: | Friday 20 January 1950 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly F Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 861 Sqn Marine Luchtvaartdienst |
| Registration: | 11-14 |
| MSN: | F.6205 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Valkenburg NAS, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Valkenburg NAS, Katwijk, Netherlands (EHVB) |
Fairey Firefly FR.Mk.1: Ordered by the FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy) as PP494. Sold to Marine Luchtvaartdienst - MLD (Dutch Navy) and handed over at HMS Owl, RNAS Fearn, Tain, Scotland on 17/2/1946. Taken on charge by 861 Squadron MLD on 22/2/1946 as F-14, later 6-14, later 11-14
Written off (destroyed) 20/1/1950: Crashed and burned after losing control shortly after take off from Valkenburg NAS, Katwijk, Netherlands (EHVB). Pilot killed.
Sources:
1. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19500121&id=LC-19500121-1015&words=+%28+Firefly%29%20firefly
2. https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=653:fairey-firefly-uk&lang=en&Itemid=549&showall=1&limitstart=
3. http://www.wings-aviation.ch/34-Nederland/2-Aircraft/Fairey-Firefly/Firefly.htm
4. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/neth/mld/types/fireflyF1.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jul-2009 05:21 | harro | Updated |
| 15-Oct-2010 10:55 | JaWo | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 02-Jun-2019 08:55 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Sep-2020 20:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Sep-2020 11:06 | TB | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 12-Jun-2022 14:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 13-Jun-2022 03:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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