Date:	Tuesday 2 May 1950
Time:	day
Type:	Supermarine Seafire Mk XV
Owner/operator:	766 Sqn FAA RN
Registration:	PR404
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / 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
Destination airport:	RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar), Morayshire
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Supermarine Seafire Mk.XV PR404: Built by Cunliffe-Owen. Delivered to the RN FAA RNDA 24/8/45. Thence to RDU Culham 30/8/45. Later issued to 771 Squadron at RNAS Gosport by 28/2/46 and 766 Squadron RN FAA (as "104/LM") by January 1949

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2.5.1950: Starboard tyre burst on landing at RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar), Morayshire, Scotland, aircraft swung off runway and tipped on nose. Pilot - Lieutenant Ian G Shirras - was killed. Aircraft formally Struck Off Charge 26/5/51 as Cat.ZZ

1. Supermarine Seafire F.XV,F.XVII,F.45,F.46,F.47 and Seafang (Appendix 5) By Kev Darling
2. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant et al, Air Britain, 2004 p 525)
3. http://simviation.com//lair/casualty1956.htm
4. https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1956-59.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p090.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-Mar-2013 04:04	Dr. John Smith	Added
05-Apr-2013 18:45	Nepa	Updated [Operator]
10-Jun-2020 22:01	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Jun-2020 22:44	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Date, Narrative]
20-Jun-2020 22:48	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative]
29-Aug-2020 09:32	Apen	Updated [Operator, Operator]