ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237294
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 July 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Percival P.57 Sea Prince T1 |
| Owner/operator: | 750 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WF124 |
| MSN: | P.57/20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall (EGDR) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall (EGDR) |
| RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), Cornwall (EGDR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Percival Sea Prince T.Mk.1 WF127: Notified as awaiting collection 22/1/52. Delivered to the RN FAA at HMS Blackcap, AHU Stretton, Cheshire 29/1/52. Sole Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm career was with 750 Squadron FAA RN at St. Merryn from 5/2/53 (coded "606/MF" later "606/SR"), then with the same unit at RNAS Culdrose from 25/11/53 (coded "606/CU" later "676/CU").
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 18/7/56: Overshot during a single engine landing at RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), Lizard Peninsula, Helston, Cornwall. Aircraft attempted to overshoot, yawed through 90 degrees to starboard when pilot attempted to apply power to port engine. The aircraft ran into an airfield building and a stationary parked Westland Dragonfly HAR.3, WP493 ("913/CU" of the RNAS Culdrose Station Flight). Pilot - Lieutenant Commander H.P Allingham - believed sustained only minor injuries. Westland Dragonfly WP493 survived, and was photographed still in existence in January 1968 at Blackbushe, Hampshire (see link #5)
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant et al, Air Britain, 2004 P 493)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WF
4. WF124 as 606/MF RNAS St. Merryn, March 1953: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/e91-hunting-percival-p57-sea-prince-305426261
5. https://www.airlinefan.com/airline-photos/Royal-Navy/Westland/Dragonfly/WP493/1761385/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2020 22:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Jun-2020 22:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Jun-2020 22:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2020 13:35 | MIG29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2022 16:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 11-Jan-2022 16:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 10-Apr-2022 04:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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