ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161044
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| Date: | Friday 12 August 1955 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | Westland Wyvern |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | WL877 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Cercola (NA) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Eagle |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed after engine failure. Pilot Lt A.M. Steers ejected safely.
Sources:
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1955_08/19550813_0002.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194119/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1955.htm#aug
http://web.archive.org/web/20160820065539/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/WestlandWyvern.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2013 17:06 | TB | Added |
| 03-Oct-2013 22:39 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2014 20:33 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2015 16:16 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature] |
| 07-Feb-2016 17:40 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature] |
| 04-Feb-2017 14:20 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source] |
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