ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48083
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| Date: | Thursday 12 July 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly T.7 |
| Owner/operator: | 719 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WM803 |
| MSN: | F.8880 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet), Eglinton, County Londonderry |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Firefly T.7 WM803 "341/GN" of 719 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 12-7-1956 when made a wheels-up forced landing onto a mudbank near Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumberland after engine failure at 2,000 feet during a post overhaul test flight from RNAS Eglinton (HMS Gannet), Eglinton, County Londonderry. Pilot - Mr. G.H. Plinston (Civilian Test Pilot) - was rescued by helicopter
Wreckage recovered to RNAS Eglinton for accident investigation, arrived 17-10-56. Struck off Charge as Cat.ZZ and authorised to be reduced to spares and Produce at RNAS Eglinton on 23-10-56
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Mick Burrows & Lee Howard, Air Britain, 2004 p 298)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowness-on-Windermere
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jul-2016 22:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2018 06:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2020 18:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2020 21:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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