ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47735
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| Date: | Friday 31 August 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Sea Fury F.60 |
| Owner/operator: | 860 Sqn Marine Luchtvaartdienst |
| Registration: | 6-12 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Port Isaac, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS St Merryn, Cornwall |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Sea Fury F.60; Built for Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as Sea Fury FB.11 VX713. Diverted on production line to satisfy Royal Netherlands Navy order and re-serialled 10-12 (coded 'J12'). Taken on charge by Royal Netherlands Navy 15/5/1950, and issued to 3 Squadron at Valkenburg. Later re-serialled '6-12'. Transferred to 860 Squadron, Royal Netherlands Navy at RNAS St. Merryn, Cornwall.
Written off 31/8/1951 when crashed into a house at Port Isaac, Cornwall, after losing control due to an engine failure, pilot (Lieutenant R.J.Idzerde, RNN) parachuted to safety. Formally Struck Off Charge as Cat.ZZ 27/2/1952
NOTE: The crash took place on 31/8/1951. The often quoted "written off 27/2/1952" is the date that this aircraft was written off charge.
Sources:
1. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 01-09-1951
2. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant et al, Air Britain, 2004 p.385)
3. http://wings-aviation.ch/34-Nederland/2-Aircraft/Hawker-SeaFury/Fighter.htm
4. https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php/en/aircraft/aircraft-h/642-hawker-fmk50-en-fbmk6051-seafury-uk?start=2
5. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/neth/mld/types/sea_fury50.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-May-2019 17:53 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2020 19:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2020 19:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date] |
| 22-Aug-2020 07:38 | Angel Dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 13-Sep-2020 19:24 | soucek56 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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