ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157569
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 January 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairey Gannet AEW.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 849 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XL452 |
| MSN: | F9435 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish Sea, off Brawdy, Pembrokeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Brawdy, Prmbrokeshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 15/1/1969: Ditched into the Irish Sea after take off from Brawdy, Pembrokeshire. Both crew were rescued by a SAR helicopter from Brawdy.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1969.htm
2. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959
3. http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/342811.pdf
4. http://www.exoticairplanes.com/?action=foto&id=13299
Media:
Film of the 1959 Farnborough Air Show: Gannet XL452 can be seen at 1:00-1:10 in
Selected Originals - FARNBOROUGH AIR DISPLAY
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2013 03:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Feb-2014 20:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2020 15:56 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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