ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232952
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| Date: | Monday 28 September 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Westland Wyvern S Mk 4 |
| Owner/operator: | 813 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | VZ757 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, off Le Havre, Normandy -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Ford, (HMS Peregrine) Yapton, West Sussex |
| RNAS Ford, (HMS Peregrine) Yapton, West Sussex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On the 28th September 1953, Lieutenant Desmond Stephenson Farthing was flying a Westland Wyvern from R.N.A.S. Ford. (Wyvern VZ757 '187-FD' of 813 Squadron, FAA RN). He was one of a number of aircraft taking part in a military exercise. His aircraft went missing whilst flying over the English Channel, off the French coast, near Le Havre. According to a contemporary newspaper report ("West Sussex Gazette" - Thursday 1 October 1953):
"The pilot of a Wyvern torpedo bomber, Lt. D.B. Farthing, of Felpham-way, Felpham, stationed at Ford Naval Air Station, is missing, presumed dead, after his aircraft crashed into the sea off Le Havre on Monday while taking part In 'Exercise Mariner.' A helicopter from Ford, flown by Lt. J. E. Jones, helped French aircraft and ships and H.M.S. Boxer, a naval air control vessel, in a search for the pilot. Lt. Farthing was married and had three children. He had been stationed at Ford for six months."
Sources:
1. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=16237.0
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VZ
3. https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1953.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1193
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2020 18:36 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Feb-2020 00:12 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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