ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163213
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| Date: | Monday 10 September 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 |
| Owner/operator: | 807 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WF614 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, off Malta -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ocean, at sea off Malta |
| HMS Ocean, at sea off Malta | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WF614, 807 Squadron Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy. Written off (destroyed) 10/9/1951: Stalled, torque-rolled, and landed heavily on the flight deck of HMS Ocean, collapsing the starboard u/c leg and skidding over the side of the carrier into the sea. The pilot, Lieutenant Ronald Edward Dubber RN, could not be saved.
It is recorded that on the same day Leading Air Mechanic Norman Fisher RN died aboard HMS Ocean, and it could well be that his death is connected to the accident. Sea Fury WF614 was not recovered (nor was the pilot) and was formally Struck Off charge as Cat.ZZ on 21/9/1951.
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant et al, Air Britain, 2004 p,397)
2. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1951.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2014 04:25 | angels one five | Added |
| 24-Feb-2014 11:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2014 11:53 | n | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2015 00:39 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Nov-2018 16:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2020 18:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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