ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241372
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| Date: | Thursday 8 November 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly T Mk 7 |
| Owner/operator: | 796 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WM802 |
| MSN: | F.8879 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), Helston, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall (EGDR) |
| RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall (EGDR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Firefly T.7: Built by Fairey Aircraft Ltd., Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Cheshire. First flown at Ringway Airport, Manchester 13/4/1953. Stored by Fairey Aircraft at Ringway Airport, Manchester from 11/5/1953 until delivered to the FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy) on 26/5/1953 to HMS Nuthatch, RNAS Anthorn RDU, Cumberland.
First issued for service 6/7/1953 to 796 Squadron FAA RN at HMS Vulture, RNAS St. Merryn, Padstow, Cornwall as "371/MF" later "371/SR". Moved with the squadron to HMS Seahawk, RNAS Culdrose 26/1/1954 and recoded "371/CU" later "771/CU"
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 8/11/1956: Aircraft experienced engine failure (loss of power and fluctuations in engine r.p,m) on take off from Culdrose. Aircraft completed a circuit at Culdrose, followed by a "straight in" emergency landing. Pilot - Lieutenant G.A.Harris - was uninjured.
WM802 was withdrawn from service for damage assessment. Transferred to the RNAS Culdrose AHU 21/11/1956, and deemed to be "beyond economic repair". Struck Off Charge 26/11/1956 and authorised to be RTP (Reduced To Spares & Produce). Scrapped at RNAS Culdrose in December 1956 and January 1957. Total flying time on airframe: 730.00 hours.
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2020 18:33 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Sep-2020 19:13 | Apen | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Operator] |
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