ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275947
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 July 1943 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire Mk IIc |
| Owner/operator: | 887 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | MA987 |
| MSN: | 3304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | The Firth of Clyde, Scotland, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
| Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
Seafire MA987 sustained substantial damage when it ran into the safety barrier when landing back on board the aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn'' on 17th June 1943.
Pilot, Sub Lt R D Viney was uninjured.
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/p054.html
https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/92508-ma987
https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/search?serial=ma987&model=&factory=&engine=¬es=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2022 15:54 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 01-Mar-2022 20:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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