ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241481
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| Date: | Friday 15 February 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly U.8 |
| Owner/operator: | RAE Llanbedr |
| Registration: | WM889 |
| MSN: | F.8944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAE Llanbedr, near Harlech, Gwynedd -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAE Llanbedr, Gwynedd (EGOD) |
| RAE Llanbedr, Gwynedd (EGOD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Firefly U.8 WM889: Ordered from Fairey Aircraft Ltd., Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Cheshire as a Firefly AS.7, but completed as a Firefly U.8 drone. First flown as such at Ringway Airport, Manchester 13/3/1955.
Retained by Fairey Aircraft at Ringway Airport, Manchester for "snagging" and rectification of faults - specifically faults in the hydraulic systems. Also used for trial installations on ground from 2/12/1954. Delivered to HMS Nuthatch, RNAS Anthorn RDU, Cumberland 29/4/1955 for further short term storage. Returned to Fairey Aircraft, Ringway Airport, Manchester 8/10/1956 for modifications.
First issued for service to RAE Llanbedr, near Harlech, Gwynedd on 27/11/1956.
Written off 15/2/1957: Crashed on landing at RAE Llanbedr, near Harlech, Gwynedd. Damage assessed as Cat5(c) and aircraft struck off charge 20/3/1957
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004 p.299)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WM
3. http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_fairey_firefly_U8.html
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses_drones.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2020 23:06 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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