ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237520
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| Date: | Thursday 1 April 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy |
| Registration: | VW652 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2-3 mi off Porto Farina -
 Tunisia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Exploded over sea during exercise with six french Corsair.
During a NATO Exercise, the aircraft went into an unrecoverable spin during evasive actions against French Corsairs.
811 Squadron, HMCS Warrior
Pilot: Sub Lieutenant Derek B Evans RN
Sources:
L'Echo d'Oran 2 April 1954
Fleet Air Arm Fixed-Wing Aircraft Since 1946, p373
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2020 16:19 | TB | Added |
| 09-Dec-2021 19:58 | phichap-215 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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