ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345705
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 June 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire LF Mk XVIII |
| Owner/operator: | 805 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | SX187 |
| MSN: | WA. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, off Hal Far, Malta -
 Malta
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ocean, Mediterranean Sea off Malta |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
SX187: Seafire XVII, built at Westland Aircraft at Yeovil, Somerset with Griffon G.VI engine. To RNDA (Royal Navy Deposit Account) 26-10-45. To HMS Hornbill RDU at RNAS Culham 10-45, Oxfordshire. To AHU HMS Blackcap. RNAS Stretton, Warrington, Cheshire. Returned to Westland Aircraft at Yeovil 15-8-46 for modifications. Modifications completed 8-11-46.
Returned to RNAS Stretton AHU November/December 1946, test flown 9-1-47. Shipped to RNAS Hal Far, Malta AHU on board HMS Triumph 3-2-47. Arrived Hal Far 25-2-47. Prepared for service at RNAS Hal Far and issued to 805 Squadron FAA RN in March 1947
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10-6-45 when crashed on takeoff from HMS Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, off Hal Far, Malta. Ditched into the Mediterranea Sea, and not recovered; struck off charge as Cat. ZZ 10-6-47. Pilot - Lieutenant J Ellis RN - survived OK
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004 p.542)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p104.html
3. https://aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19401949/tabid/650/language/en-GB/Default.aspx
4. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=SX187
5. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/SX187
6. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/94487-sx187
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2023 19:54 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Sep-2023 20:15 | Nepa | Updated |
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