ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347401
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 April 1954 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Westland Wyvern S4 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy |
| Registration: | VZ779 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ford's Field, Manley Hall Farm, Manley, Nr Frodsham, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stretton, Nr Warrington |
| Stretton, Nr Warrington |
Took off from the Royal Naval Air Station at Stretton on a check test flight. Pilot found that one of the engines was on fire and although he extinguished it he was unable to re-start the engine. The pilot, Lt. J.D.Newman, ejected and landed safely in Harvey's Field at Mouldsworth, Cheshire
Serial VZ779 built as the 30th production Wyvern S.4. Delivered to RNAS Stretton on 2nd Feb 1954....
Minutes of meeting held on the 14th April 1954 at Armstrong Siddeley Motors - regarding VZ779 says loss of aircraft due to a false fire warning and proposed that a resetting fire warning switch should be fitted.
Sources:
1. Cheshire Chronicle 10 April 1954.
2. Blackbushe Aviation Research Group
3. National Archive - https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/351d23ac-6f18-45aa-b2f6-b04090c87650 -ASM Minutes
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2023 13:56 | Nanthan9 | Added |
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