ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141775
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| Date: | Monday 16 February 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.103 Sea Hornet Mk 20 |
| Owner/operator: | Airwork Services FRU RN |
| Registration: | VR841 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 miles off St Annes Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS St. Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.103 Sea Hornet Mk 20 aircraft VR841/"424-BQ" delivered 2 January 1953 to Airwork Services FRU RN. Written off (destroyed) while belonging to Airwork Ltd, and flying out of RNAS St Davids. and was lost on 16 February 1953 at sea about 30 miles off St Annes Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales (at approximate co ordinates 51.53 N, 5.34 W)
Civilian Contractor Pilot Derek W Vernon-Saw (aged 29) killed: he was experienced ex RAF Pilot fliging in conjunction with Radar Ops at HMS Harrier (RNAS Dale). P.D. Flying boat, A.S.R. from Neyland possibly found wreckage, which was recovered from the sea, and taken to RNAS St. Davids
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004 p.127)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VR
3. https://ukindexer.co.uk/headstone//locations.htm
4. https://clan-davies.kiwitrees.net/mediaviewer.php?mid=M6219&ged=DFT2006c.ged
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2012 12:44 | harro | Added |
| 27-Feb-2013 19:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2018 13:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 09-Sep-2020 07:24 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2021 10:24 | harro | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2021 22:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2021 22:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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