ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157804
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| Date: | Monday 25 November 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairey Gannet AEW.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 849 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XL455 |
| MSN: | F9438 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean, 40 miles E of Okinawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Hermes, off Okinawa |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 25/11/1968: Crashed into the sea forty miles east of Okinawa, Japan after launch from HMS Hermes when the port wing folded on take off: all three crew killed
BROADWAY, Nicholas J, Sub Lieutenant (Observer)
STILL, Gordon L, Act/Sub Lieutenant (Pilot)
TRACEY, Thomas W, Lieutenant (Air Electronics Warfare Officer)
This incident was the second loss of an 849 Squadron Gannet AEW.3 from HMS Hermes in just three days - the carrier and squadron having lost Gannet AEW.3 XL451 on November 22nd
Sources:
1. https://wpedia.goo.ne.jp/enwiki/Fairey_Gannet_AEW
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm
3. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1966-69.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2013 13:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Sep-2013 18:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2014 12:42 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2014 20:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Dec-2019 21:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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