ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225602
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 September 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly NF Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 861 Sqn Marine Luchtvaartdienst |
| Registration: | 11-78 |
| MSN: | F.8396 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Valkenburg NAS, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Valkenburg NAS, Katwijk, Netherlands (EHVB) |
| Valkenburg NAS, Katwijk, Netherlands (EHVB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Firefly NF.Mk.5: Delivered new to 861 Squadron, Marine Luchtvaartdienst - MLD (Dutch Navy) at Valkenburg NAS, Katwijk, Netherlands (EHVB) on 11/3/1949
Written off (destroyed) 26/9/1950: Emergency landing at Valkenburg NAS, Katwijk, due to engine problems at 10,000 feet above Noordwijk. Unable to lower undercarriage. Aircraft caught fire during the belly landing at Valkenburg. No casualties, the plane was written off due to severe fire damage. Windscreen covered with oil. Pilot A. (Ton) Hendriks survived uninjured, and was commanded for making a successful "blind" landing with the windscreen obscured/ "blacked out"
Sources:
1. http://www.flashie.nl/MLD/MLD_nietwaar.html
2. https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=653:fairey-firefly-uk&lang=en&Itemid=549&showall=1&limitstart=
3. http://www.wings-aviation.ch/34-Nederland/2-Aircraft/Fairey-Firefly/Firefly.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2019 21:41 | Cobar | Added |
| 12-Sep-2020 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2020 11:07 | TB | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2022 14:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Jun-2022 03:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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