ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275942
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 June 1943 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire Mk IIc |
| Owner/operator: | 887 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | MA975 |
| MSN: | 3049 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 'HMS Unicorn', in the Irish Sea, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
| Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
Seafire MA975 'L' sustained substantial damage when it ran into the safety barrier when landing back on board the aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn'' on 15th June 1943.
Pilot, Sub Lt I. T. Basley RNVR was uninjured.
Following convoy operations in May 1943, flying training re-commenced with 887 Squadron Seafires onto the aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' in the Irish Sea in June 1943.
Sources:
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/BPF-EIF/Ships/UNICORN.htm#.Yhe1fpbP2M9
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/887_Squadron.htm#.YhonnpbP2M_
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p059.html
https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/92497-ma975
https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/search?serial=ma975&model=&factory=&engine=¬es=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2022 14:23 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 01-Mar-2022 20:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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