ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152623
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| Date: | Monday 23 May 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3E Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | 815 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XB305 |
| MSN: | 3047 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1/2 mile west of RNAS Ford, (HMS Peregrine) Yapton, West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Ford, (HMS Peregrine) Yapton, West Sussex |
| RNAS Ford, (HMS Peregrine) Yapton, West Sussex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-US Navy TBM-3E Avenger BuAer No 86228; transferred to Royal Navy under MAP (Military Assistance Program) March 18, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB305. To 815 Squadron FAA RN as "368/FD" from 7 October 1954.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) on 23 May, 1955 when force landed half a mile from RNAS Ford, (HMS Peregrine) Yapton, West Sussex after the engine failed due to No.5 piston breaking up. Engine failed during dummy deck landing practice at RNAS Ford 23 May, 1955, force-landed in field on downwind approach, crossed Littlehampton to Bognor Regis Road, and was arrested by the nose impacting with a hedge. No reports of any injuries to the three crew (only one crew member known by name - pilot Sub Lieutenant B Walsh)
To RNAS Ford, for damage assessment 3 June 1955. Struck Off Charge on June 6, 1955, with the remains being dumped at RNAS Abbotsinch and used for fire fighting training until the end of 1957
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XB
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries9.html
3. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950-1959_26.html
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1955.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2013 14:12 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-May-2013 05:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2014 08:51 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Nature] |
| 14-Nov-2018 16:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-May-2020 21:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2020 21:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2020 13:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2020 13:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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