Date:	Tuesday 6 July 1954
Time:	day
Type:	Fairey Firefly FR Mk 1
Owner/operator:	766 Sqn FAA RN
Registration:	MB562
MSN:	F.7517
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	English Channel, 10 miles south of Lizard Point, Cornwall -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	HMS Seahawk, RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall (EGDR)
Destination airport:	HMS Seahawk, RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall (EGDR)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Fairey Firefly Mk.1 MB562: 766 Squadron FAA RN, HMS Seahawk, RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall. Written off (destroyed) 6/7/1954 when dived into the sea after failing to recover from a spin during a tailchase (practice combat manoeuvres). Aircraft dived into the ground from 4,500 feet, ten miles South of Lizard Point, Cornwall. Pilot killed

Crew of Firefly MB562:
Midshipman Peter G. Eason RN (pilot) - killed on active service 6/7/1954

Firefly MB562 formally Struck Off Charge as Cat.ZZ 12/7/1954. Total flying time on airframe: 259.9 hours

1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain 2004 p.238)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) - Aircraft Accidents: Firefly FR Mk 1 MB 562 on 6.7.54 from RNAS Culdrose: File ADM 1/25342 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4846454
3. https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1954.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lizard#Avionic

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
04-Sep-2020 20:28	Dr. John Smith	Added
05-Sep-2020 09:50	Digger	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator]