ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152618
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| Date: | Saturday 5 December 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3E Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | 824 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XB318 |
| MSN: | 2335 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lymington, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Lee-on-Solent (EGUS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
BuAer No. 85516 (TBM-3E) transferred to Royal Navy under MAP (Military Assistance Program) on March 18, 1953 as XB318.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) on December 5 1953 when crashed onto mud flats at Lymington, Hampshire following engine failure. Both crew rescued by Lee-on-Solent's SAR helicopter and aircraft subsequently Struck Off Charge on December 19, 1953.
Airframe was recovered and displayed as a "ditched aircraft" at RNAS Lee-on-Solent's Air Day on June 12, 1954. Presumably subsequently scrapped at Lee-on-Solent
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1953.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries9.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20130717113810/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/hancrash.html
www.air-britain.com/aeromilindex_to2012.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2013 13:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Jan-2013 13:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2013 05:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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