ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275998
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| Date: | Sunday 29 August 1943 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire Mk IIc |
| Owner/operator: | 887 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | MB117 |
| MSN: | 3339 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 'HMS Unicorn' Alboran Sea, -
 Gibraltar
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
| Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
When carrying out deck landing training onto the aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' off Gibraltar on the 29th August 1943, 887 Squadron Seafire MB117 crashed into the safety barrier causing substantial damage to the aircraft. Pilot, Sub-Lt, A D Hawkins-King survived the accident uninjured.
Prior to her deployment in the Mediterranean Sea for operation 'AVALANCHE' (Allied invasion of Italy), aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' carried out three weeks of flying training and exercises off Gibraltar in August-September 1943 with 887 Squadron Seafires.
Sources:
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/BPF-EIF/Ships/UNICORN.htm#.Yht6DJbP2M-
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/887_Squadron.htm#.YhwJzpbP2M_
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p059.html
https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/92522-mb117
https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/search?serial=mb117&model=&factory=&engine=¬es=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2022 00:06 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 01-Mar-2022 20:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 08-Mar-2022 19:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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