Accident Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 542,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180755
 
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Date:Monday 17 April 1961
Time:c. 08:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic FURY model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Sea Fury FB.11
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria (FAR)
Registration: 542
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Playa Girón -   Cuba
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shot down by AA fire from ship or suffered an engine stall. Pilot Carlos Ulloa.

Sources:

Scramble
various

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Oct-2015 12:00 TB Added
30-Oct-2015 12:16 TB Updated [Date, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative]
31-Dec-2016 21:23 TB Updated [Operator]
18-Jan-2017 09:21 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]

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