ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274497
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| Date: | unk. date 1944 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire Mk IIc |
| Owner/operator: | 879 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | MB293 |
| MSN: | 6S 239292 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ramla Bay off Gozo, -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aircraft carrier HMS Attacker |
| - |
The wreckage of Seafire MB293 was recovered from Ramla Bay off Gozo, Malta on the 25th April 1994, relatively complete except its outboard wings and propeller. It would appear to have been dumped overboard the aircraft carrier HMS Attacker, following a serious engine fire, in early August 1944, when the carrier was exercising off Malta in preparation for the invasion of Southern France on the 15th August 1944 (Operation 'DRAGOON').
The Seafire hulk was recovered to the "National War Museum of Malta" for preservation and future restoration.
Sources:
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/spitregistry/seafire-mb293.html
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p060.html
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/879_Squadron.htm#.YerUe9HP2M8
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/ESCORT/ATTACKER.htm#.YerTJdHP2M8
Aeroplane Monthly August 1994 ( An article and picture of the recovery P.2, 4-5)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2022 22:16 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 21-Jan-2022 22:38 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Feb-2022 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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