ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242510
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 November 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly FR Mk 4 |
| Owner/operator: | 737 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | TW742 |
| MSN: | F.6113 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Gannet, RNAS Eglinton, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | HMS Gannet, RNAS Eglinton, Northern Ireland |
| HMS Gannet, RNAS Eglinton, Northern Ireland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Firefly FR.Mk.4 TW742: Delivered to HMS Nuthatch, RNAS Anthorn RDU, Cumberland 9/5/1947. First issued 28/8/1948 to 816 Squadron RN FAA (Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm) at HMS Gannet, RNAS Eglinton, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland coded "233/JR". Withdrawn from service to RNAMY (Royal Navy Aircraft Maintenance Yard) at Belfast 24/3/1949 for overhaul and storage when 816 Squadron disbanded
Next issued for service 30/3/1949 to 737 Squadron FAA RN coded "233/GN". Damaged 1/9/49 when engine failed on take-off from RNAS Eglinton, pilot closed throttle and turned off runway. Pilot - Lieutenant B.C. Sellick, Royal Australian Navy - uninjured.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 29/11/49: Defect in port inner 20mm cannon, wing spar damaged during firing. Pilot - Commissioned Pilot J.P. Hack - uninjured. However, Firefly TW742 was deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck Off Charge as Cat.ZZ on 6/9/1950
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard 7 Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004 p.257)
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/n1.htm
3. https://www.faaaa.asn.au/fairey-firefly-aircraft-histories/
4. http://www.wings-aviation.ch/36-Australia/2-Aircraft/Fairey-Firefly/Fighter.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2020 21:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Sep-2020 19:34 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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