ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183743
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| Date: | Saturday 3 August 1957 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom FAW Mk 21 |
| Owner/operator: | 891 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XG619 |
| MSN: | 12910 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Bulwark, English Channel, off Guernsey, Channel Islands -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Bulwark, English Channel, off Guernsey |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
DeHavlland DH.112 Sea Venom FAW.21 XG619, "435/B" of 891 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm. Written off (destroyed) 3 August 1957 when ditched off the bow of HMS Bulwark due to engine failure during a catapult launch in home waters. (The carrier was in the English Channel off St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands en route to Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK) Both crew were killed:
BURT, Brian W, Lieutenant, RN
TOWNEND, Anthony, Lieutenant, RN
Sources:
1. Diário de Lisboa 4 August 1957, page 16
2. Wings Over Somerset: Aircraft Crashes since the End of World War II By Peter Forrester
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
4. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1956-59.htm
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XG
6. http://www.axfordsabode.org.uk/pdf-docs/bulwrk02.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2016 22:48 | JINX | Added |
| 14-Jul-2017 20:58 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2017 22:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 10:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2020 20:53 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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