ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275874
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| Date: | Thursday 6 May 1943 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire Mk IIc |
| Owner/operator: | 887 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | NM914 |
| MSN: | 3878 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 'HMS Unicorn', in the Irish Sea, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
| Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
887 Squadron Seafire NM914, flown by Sub Lt, P H Knowler, suffered substantial damage when it crashed into the safety barrier when landing onto the aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' on 6th May 1943, while carrying out flying trials in the Irish Sea
Sources:
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/BPF-EIF/Ships/UNICORN.htm#.Yhe1fpbP2M9
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/887_Squadron.htm#.YhegbpbP2M_
https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/search?serial=nm914&model=&factory=&engine=¬es=
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p081.html
https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/92655-nm914
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 January 1944 | NM914 | 879 NAS FAA RN | 0 | Aircraft carrier 'HMS Attacker' in the Clyde, Scotland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2022 18:55 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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