ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154366
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Date: | Thursday 4 October 1956 |
Time: | |
Type: | Hawker Sea Hawk FGA 6 |
Owner/operator: | 810 Sqn FAA RN |
Registration: | XE405 |
MSN: | AW6349 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Mellieha -
Malta
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | HMS Bulwark, off coast of Malta |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off 4.10.1956: Based on HMS Bulwark. Aircraft engaged in exercises for the forthcoming Operation Musketeer, the retaking of the Suez Canal. 19-year-old pilot (Lt. J. D. Bridel) ejected from approx. 10,000-12,000 feet. Ejector seat failed to separate, and parachute didn’t deploy properly. Pilot killed on crashing through the roof of a house in Mellieha.
Sources:
http://simviation.com//lair/casualty1956.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20170723045955/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1956.htm#oct http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19501959/tabid/651/language/en-US/Default.aspx http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-Mar-2013 16:45 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
26-Mar-2013 19:01 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
08-May-2013 17:56 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
20-Jul-2014 09:03 |
angels one five |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
03-Jun-2015 07:16 |
Erectus |
Updated [Operator] |
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