ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241021
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| Date: | Thursday 29 January 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly FR Mk 4 |
| Owner/operator: | 771 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | TW737 |
| MSN: | F.6108 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Western Beach, Gibraltar -
 Gibraltar
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Ford, (HMS Peregrine) Yapton, Arundel, West Sussex |
| RAF North Front, Gibraltar | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Firefly FR.Mk.4 TW737: "FD" 771 Squadron FAA RN. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 29/1/1953 when force landed due to engine failure on Western Beach, Gibraltar, on a flight from HMS Peregrine (RNAS Ford), Yapton, Arundel, West Sussex to RAF North Front. (Probable ultimate destination - HMS Falcon, RNAS Hal Far, Malta). Pilot - Lieutenant T.L. Hamblin - sustained minor injuries.
Firefly TW737 was formally Struck Off Charge as Cat.ZZ on 26/2/1953
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004 p.257)
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/n1.htm
3. http://www.wings-aviation.ch/36-Australia/2-Aircraft/Fairey-Firefly/Fighter.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2020 20:38 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Sep-2020 20:53 | AlLach | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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