ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276173
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| Date: | Friday 10 September 1943 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire Mk IIc |
| Owner/operator: | 897 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | MB202 |
| MSN: | 3621 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 'HMS Unicorn', south-west of the Salerno, Italy -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
| Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' |
On returning from an operational mission 897 Squadron Seafire MB202, flown by Sub Lt, D F V Davies, sustained substantial damage when it ran into the safety barrier when landing back on board the aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn'' on 10th September 1943.
Aircraft carrier HMS Unicorn was part of a task force, "Operation Avalanche" taking part in covering the allied invasion of Salerno Italy between 9th-12th September 1943.
Sources:
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/BPF-EIF/Ships/UNICORN.htm#.YiFOOZbP2M_
https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/search?serial=Mb202&model=&factory=&engine=¬es=
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p059.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013937/http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Squadrons/897.html
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lt4JAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA87&lpg=PA87&dq=seafire+mb293&source=bl&ots=EXtBHpFdL1&sig=ACfU3U2UPRfDK7EoxE4F2cZzIhGd_elfDQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_6abVwYn2AhXIUMAKHR0XAv0Q6AF6BAggEAM#v=onepage&q=seafire%20mb293&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2022 21:30 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 05-Mar-2022 12:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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