ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 123057
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| Date: | Saturday 12 July 2003 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly AS.5 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Historic Flight |
| Registration: | WB271 |
| MSN: | F8497 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Duxford Airfield, Duxford, Cambridgeshire. -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Yeovilton Royal Naval Air Station (YEO/EGDY) |
| Duxford Airport (QFO/EGSU) |
A Fairey Firefly AS.5 of the Royal Navy Historic Flight crashed while taking part in the Flying Legends Air Show at Duxford's Imperial War Museum, near Cambridge.
Both occupants were killed.
Cause: Rapid and unexplained pitch nose down whilst inverted, in an attempted Derry wing-over during a flying display. There was insufficient height above ground level to effect recovery.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/3061391.stm
2. https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/95993-fairey-firefly-duxford.html
3. http://www.stringbag.flyer.co.uk/rnhf/wb271.htm
4. http://www.warbirdregistry.org/fireflyregistry/firefly-wb271.html
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2003.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy_Historic_Flight#Aircraft
7. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/700114/response/1705541/attach/4/Fairey%20Firefly%20Crash%20Report.pdf?
8. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/700114/response/1937817/attach/4/Recommendations%20Fairey%20Firefly%202021%2014538.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2011 12:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Dec-2012 14:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2013 15:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jul-2016 23:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2016 23:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2016 23:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 13-Sep-2023 07:14 | Thruster763 | Updated [[Destination airport]] |
| 13-Sep-2023 07:19 | harro | Updated [[[Destination airport]]] |
| 14-Nov-2023 07:18 | Awat | Updated [Source] |
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