ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276102
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| Date: | Monday 20 September 1943 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire Mk IIc |
| Owner/operator: | 809 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | MB263 |
| MSN: | 3707 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | En route to Gibraltar -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
| Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
Seafire MB263, flown by Sub Lt, D S Ogle RNVR, sustained substantial damage when it hit the round down and ran into the safety barrier when landing back on board the aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn'' on 20th September 1943.
Aircraft carrier HMS Unicorn was en route to Gibraltar following participation in "Operation Avalanche", covering the allied invasion of Salerno Italy between 9th-12th September 1943.
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p060.html
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/BPF-EIF/Ships/UNICORN.htm#.Yh34opbP2M_https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/92616-mb263
https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/search?serial=mb263&model=&factory=&engine=¬es=
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/809_Naval_Air_Squadron
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2022 19:27 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 02-Mar-2022 21:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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