ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237276
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly FR Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 860 Sqn Marine Luchtvaartdienst (MLD) |
| Registration: | F-2 |
| MSN: | F.6183 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, off Margate, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Valkenburg Air Base, Leiden, Netherlands (EHVB) |
| RAF Hendon, Colindale, Middlesex |
Fairey Firefly F-2, 860 Squadron, Marine Luchtvaartdienst (MLD), written off (destroyed) 20 August 1946 when Ditched into the sea between Valkenburg (Netherlands) and RAF Hendon, Middlesex, London. Both occupants rescued by the Norwegian freighter "Torfinn Jarl".
According to a rough translation from Dutch into English of a contemporary newspaper report ("Leeuwarden Koerier" 21-08-1946 -see link #2 for the original Dutch text):
"A Dutch military aircraft, which was on its way from Valkenburg to Hendon (England), crashed into the sea off the English coast as a result of engine failure. The occupants, lieutenants J. G. Egers de Beijl and K. A. la Bree, were picked up by a Norwegian cargo boat. Later they were put ashore by a pilot boat at Margate".
Sources:
1. Combat 21 August 1946.
2. "Leeuwarden Koerier" 21 August 1946
3. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010609799:mpeg21:a0007
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_Naval_Aviation_Service#Post-war
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkenburg_Naval_Air_Base
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margate
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendon_Aerodrome
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2020 16:43 | TB | Added |
| 24-Jun-2020 08:22 | harro | Updated [Registration, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2022 19:28 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2023 16:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 12-Jun-2023 08:12 | Nepa | Updated [[[Narrative]]] |
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