ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240303
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| Date: | Sunday 21 September 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Supermarine Attacker F.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 800 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WA498 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Eagle, English Channel, off South coast of England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Ford, (HMS Peregrine) Yapton, West Sussex |
| HMS Eagle, English Channel, off South coast of England | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Supermarine Attacker F.Mk.1 WA498: First flown 16/08/1951. Notified as awaiting collection at Vickers-Supermarine, South Marston 22/8/1951. Delivered to the FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy) at HMS Seahawk RNAS Culdrose AHU 23/8/1951. First issued for service to 800 Squadron FAA RN at HMS Peregrine, RNAS Ford, Yapton, Arundel, West Sussex, on 30/8/1951 as "103/J".
Transferred to 890 Squadron, HMS Peregrine, RNAS Ford 18/4/1952 as "143/J". Embarked aboard HMS Eagle, then returned to RNAS Ford 4/9/1952. Returned to 800 Squadron, HMS Peregrine, RNAS Ford on 11/9/1952 as "103/J" again
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21/9/1952: Arrestor hook pulled out airframe on a bow spring, aircraft bounced on landing, went "full tilt" into jet arrester barrier , wings torn off airframe. Pilot - Lieutenant Commander G.C. Baldwin - slightly injured.
Aircraft offloaded to HMS Siskin, RNAS Gosport for repairs 24/11/1952. However, deemed airframe "not viable", and scrapped at Gosport. Struck off charge as Cat.ZZ. Total flying time on airframe 139.20 hours
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant et al, Air Britain, 2004 p.565)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) ADM 1/23121: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4844286
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2020 16:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Aug-2020 20:40 | Angel Dick one | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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