ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242659
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| Date: | Friday 29 November 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly U.9 |
| Owner/operator: | RAE Llanbedr |
| Registration: | VT461 |
| MSN: | F.8345 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 miles SW of Bardsey Island, off the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAE Llanbedr, Gwynedd (EGOD) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Firefly U.9 VT461: Transferred to permanent C(A) MoS (Controller (Aircraft) Ministry of Supply) charge, at HMS Nuthatch, RNAS Anthorn RDU, Cumberland, and delivered on 23/5/55 Fairey Aircraft, at Hamble, Hampshire for reconditioning. Upon completion of work issued 21/8/56 to Fairey Aircraft, at Ringway Airport, Manchester for conversion to Firefly U.9 drone.
On 22/5/57 undertook its First flight as a Firefly U.9 drone. Held at Ringway Airport, Manchester for short-term storage until 29/8/57 when delivered to RAE Llanbedr, near Harlech, Gwynedd.
Written off (destroyed) 29/11/57: Went out of control and ditched into the Irish Sea, six miles South-West of Bardsey Island, off the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales.
NOTE: Some sources state "reportedly recovered and repaired at Fairey Ringway 11/2/58 for 728B Sqn, Hal Far but no record with that unit". Possibly a confusion with Fairey Firefly U.9 VT441? (Which WAS at Ringway on 11/2/1958, and first flew as a Firefly U.9 drone on 14/3/1958)
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Mick Burrows & Lee Howard, Air Britain, 2004 p.266)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses_drones.htm
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/n1.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VT
5. https://www.faaaa.asn.au/fairey-firefly-aircraft-histories/
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardsey_Lighthouse
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardsey_Island
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2020 22:13 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Sep-2020 22:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Plane category] |
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