ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241477
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 June 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly U.8 |
| Owner/operator: | RAE Llanbedr |
| Registration: | WM885 |
| MSN: | F.8940 |
| 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 WM885: 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 29/12/1954 at Ringway Airport, Manchester
First issued for service 5/1/1955 at RAE Llanbedr, near Harlech, Gwynedd. Sustained Cat.3(R) damage 16/5/1955 when canopy detached on take off from RAE Llanbedr. Repaired on site and returned to service.
Written off (destroyed) 20/6/1955 when crashed into Cardigan Bay, North West of RAE Llanbedr, near Harlech, Gwynedd after ground control was lost
WM885 was formally Struck Off Charge as Cat.5(c) on 27/6/1955
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain,2004 p.300)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WM
3. http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_fairey_firefly_U8.html
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses_drones.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2020 19:56 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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