ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241385
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 March 1958 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly U.8 |
| Owner/operator: | RAE Llanbedr |
| Registration: | WM856 |
| MSN: | F.8911 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cardigan Bay, NW of RAE Llanbedr, near Harlech, Gwynedd -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAE Llanbedr, Gwynedd (EGOD) |
| RAE Llanbedr, Gwynedd (EGOD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Firefly U.8 WM856: Ordered from Fairey Aircraft Ltd., Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Cheshire as a Firefly AS.7, but completed as a Firefly U.8 drone, and first flown as such 14/2/1954. Retained on CS(A) MoS charge by Fairey Aircraft at Ringway Airport, Manchester for trials of "special radar equipment".
Delivered 26/11/1956 to RAE Llanbedr, near Harlech, Gwynedd after completion of this trials work. Sustained serious (Cat.3(R)) damage 1/3/1957 when crashed on landing at Llanbedr. Repaired and returned to service
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 4/3/1958 when crashed into Cardigan Bay, North West of RAE Llanbedr, near Harlech, Gwynedd, after (presumed) running out of fuel.
WM856 was formally Struck Off Charge as Cat.ZZ on 23/3/1958
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain,2004 p.299)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WM
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses_drones.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2020 19:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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