ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222616
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| Date: | Saturday 12 October 1946 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly FR Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 860 Sqn Marine Luchtvaartdienst |
| Registration: | F-13 |
| MSN: | F.6214 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kemajoran Airport, Batavia, West Java -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hr.Ms Karel Doorman, off Indonesia |
| Kemajoran, Netherlands East Indies |
Fairey Firefly FR.Mk.1 F-13; Built for the FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy) as PP528. Sold to the MLD, and handed over at HMS Owl, RNAS Fearn, Tain, Scotland 22/2/1946 as "F-13". Operated by 860 Squadron, Marine Luchtvaartdienst (MLD)(Royal Netherlands Navy) from the carrier Karel Doorman
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 12/10/1946; Wrecked in a landing accident on arrival in Kemajoran, Dutch East Indies (Now Indonesia) having flown from the deck of the carrier Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman. The Firefly sank when the landing gear collapsed on landing at Kemajoran. The pilot survived with minor injuries.
Sources:
1. Het dagblad : uitgave van de Nederlandsche Dagbladpers te Batavia 15-10-1946
2. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010898247:mpeg21:a0042
3. https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=653:fairey-firefly-uk&lang=en&Itemid=549&showall=1&limitstart=
4. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/neth/mld/types/fireflyF1.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemayoran_Airport#The_Age_of_Indonesian_War_of_Independence
6. http://www.wings-aviation.ch/34-Nederland/2-Aircraft/Fairey-Firefly/Firefly.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 18:13 | Cobar | Added |
| 05-Mar-2019 18:47 | Cobar | Updated [Date] |
| 11-Sep-2020 18:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2020 18:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 11-Sep-2020 19:06 | soucek56 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Sep-2020 17:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2020 17:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2020 19:23 | soucek56 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Jun-2022 02:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Jul-2023 04:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location]] |
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