ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225034
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 December 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles M.50 Queen Martinet |
| Owner/operator: | 773 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | RH123 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Langland Bay, Gower, Swansea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Woodley Aerodrome, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire |
| RAF Manorbier, Pembrokeshire |
On 19th December 1945, Miles M.50 Queen Martinet RH123 of 773 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy was lost off Langland Bay, Gower, Swansea. RHI23 ditched due to fuel problems during a ferry flight from Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, to RAF Manorbier, Pembrokeshire. This Martinet was a M.50 unmanned radio-controlled target drone variety. On this occasion, however, the aircraft was being flown by a ferry pilot, Squadron Leader Ronald Frederick Clarke (39063) who drowned before he could be rescued.
Sources:
1. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Manorbier
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langland_Bay
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/773_Naval_Air_Squadron
5. Ancestry - UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939 - 1945.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2019 14:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-May-2019 07:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2023 06:35 | Adrian King | Updated [[Operator]] |
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