Date:	Wednesday 4 January 1950
Time:	day
Type:	Fairey Firefly AS Mk 5
Owner/operator:	812 Sqn FAA RN
Registration:	WB287
MSN:	F8505
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Mediterranean Sea, near HMS Glory, off Delimara Point, Malta -   Malta
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	HMS Falcon, RNAS Hal Far, Malta
Destination airport:	HMS Glory, Mediterranean Sea, off Malta
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Fairey Firefly AS Mk.5 WB287: Delivered to the FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy) at RNAS Culham RDU 31/5/1949. First issued for service to 812 Squadron FAA RN at HMS Falcon, RNAS Hal Far, Malta 26/9/1949

Written off (destroyed) 4/1/1950: Dived into the sea 210 yards off the starboard beam of aircraft carrier HMS Glory, while the carrier was in the Mediterranean Sea, seven-and-a-half nautical miles off Delimara Point, Malta at bearing 104 degrees.

Both crew - Lieutenant Thomas O. Brigstocke RN (observer) and Lieutenant Alfred W.R. Tarney RN (pilot) - were killed. Only one body (that of Lieutenant Alfred Tarney) was recovered by HMIS Ranjit.

WB287 was formally Struck Off Charge as Cat.ZZ on 6/1/1950

1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004 p.277)
2. El Tiempo 7 January 1950, p.5
3. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ww2images/6902960527/
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
5. Royal Navy Casualties-killed and died 1950: https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1950.htm
6. http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19501959/tabid/651/language/en-US/Default.aspx .

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
21-Nov-2013 09:57	TB	Added
17-Apr-2015 20:15	angels one five	Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Nov-2018 10:09	stehlik49	Updated [Operator]
16-Jun-2020 23:57	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Sep-2020 17:42	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Sep-2020 17:44	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative]