ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154044
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| Date: | Thursday 20 January 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Sea Hawk F Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 738 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WF231 |
| MSN: | AWA. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar), Morayshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar), Morayshire |
| RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar), Morayshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Sea Hawk F.Mk.1 WF231: First flown at Armstrong-Whitworth Aircraft, Baginton, Coventry 15/12/53. Delivered to the RN FAA 11/1/54 at RNAS Abbotsinch AHU. First issued for service to 802 Squadron RN FAA 22/2/54. To 738 Squadron RN FAA 21/5/54.
Written off 20/01/1955: Engine flamed out at 4,000 feet, pilot made a wheels-up landing on the duty runway at RNAS Lossiemouth. Aircraft skidded for 700 yards along the ice-covered runway, then across the Lossiemouth-Elgin road, coming to rest in a field, after passing through concrete fence supports and a stone wall. Pilot, Sub Lieutenant J.A. Vann injured. Remains Struck off charge 04/02/1955 as Cat.,ZZ at RNAS Lossiemouth AHU.
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant et al, Air Britain, 2004 p,438-439)
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20160423024448/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaHawk.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2013 20:38 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Mar-2013 22:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2020 19:21 | DG333 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Jul-2020 16:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2020 19:05 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Aug-2020 09:39 | Apen | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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