ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275646
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 June 1945 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 807 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | PP979 |
| MSN: | D-5X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aircraft carrier HMS Hunter in the Andaman Sea -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aircraft carrier HMS Hunter |
| Aircraft carrier HMS Hunter |
When landing back onto the aircraft carrier 'HMS Hunter' on 26th June 1945 Seafire PP979 missed all the arrestor wires and crashed into the safety barrier collapsing its undercarriage. The aircraft was subsequently written off as beyond repair.
Pilot, Sub Lt, F Logie RNZN survived the accident unharmed.
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p089.html
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lt4JAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA87&lpg=PA87&dq=seafire+mb293&source=bl&ots=EXtBHpFdL1&sig=ACfU3U2UPRfDK7EoxE4F2cZzIhGd_elfDQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_6abVwYn2AhXIUMAKHR0XAv0Q6AF6BAggEAM#v=onepage&q=seafire%20mb293&f=false Picture P94/95
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/ESCORT/HUNTER.htm#.YhDrGpbP2M_
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/807_Naval_Air_Squadron
https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/PP979
http://wpalette.com/en/pictures/8361
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2022 13:28 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 21-Feb-2022 23:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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