ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240430
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| Date: | Monday 11 November 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom FAW Mk 21 |
| Owner/operator: | 751 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WW294 |
| MSN: | 12954 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Culdrose / HMS Seahawk, Helston, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
| RNAS Culdrose/HMS Seahaw, Cornwall (EGDR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom FAW.21 WW294: Built by De Havilland at Broughton, Chester. Delivered to the FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy) at HMS Blackcap, RNAS Stretton AHU on 3/2/1956. Transferred to HMS Gannet RNAY Belfast for modifications on 2/5/1956. Returned to RNAS Stretton upon completion 28/8/1956. Returned to manufacturers at De Havilland, Broughton, Chester 24/10/1956 for further modifications. Then back to HMS Blackcap, RNAS Stretton upon completion of modifications 18/2/1957.
To NARIU at HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire 8/4/1957 and converted to Sea Venom ECM.21 specification. To RNAY Belfast for further modifications 25/7/1957. Upon completion, returned to NARIU at HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent 22/8/1957
First issued for service to 751 Squadron FAA RN at RAF Watton, Norfolk as "812" on 27/8/1957
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 11/11/1957: Lost port wheel on landing at RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall. This led to a fire in the port undercarriage bay which spread to the port wing. Both crew - Lieutenant J. Burton (pilot) and Lieutenant R.H.Hillsdon (Navigator/AEO) - survived uninjured.
Wreckage recovered to RNAS Culdrose AHU 22/11/1957. Thence to RNAS Abbotsinch AHU 1/9/1959 for damage assessment and parts recovery. Deemed beyond economic repair, and Struck Off Charge as Cat.ZZ on 26/6/1960. What was left of WW294 was transferred to CS(A) MoA control on 1/7/1960, and delivered to De Havilland Aircraft at Broughton, Chester for fatigue testing to destruction, later scrapped
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant et al. Air Britain, 2004 p.189)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH112%20prodn%20list.txt
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WW
5. http://www.wings-aviation.ch/32-FAA/4-Sqn/831.htm .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2020 23:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Aug-2020 13:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2020 19:13 | Fanda | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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