ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48637
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Date: | Thursday 14 February 1957 |
Time: | 13:30 |
Type: | Fairey Firefly T.2 |
Owner/operator: | 5 Sqn Marine Luchtvaartdienst - MLD (Dutch Navy) |
Registration: | 21-14 |
MSN: | F.6200 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Maaldrift, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Valkenburg, Netherlands |
Destination airport: | Valkenburg, Netherlands |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Fairey Firefly FR.Mk.1: Built for FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy) as PP489. Sold to Marine Luchtvaartdienst - MLD (Dutch Navy) and handed over at HMS Owl, RNAS Fearn, Scotland 29/1/1946, Initially coded "F-4", later "11-4". Converted to Firefly T.2 between 21 Dec 1948-21 June 1949, and recoded "12-14, later re-coded "21-14"
Written off (destroyed) 14/2/1957: After 7 take-offs and landings, the pilot reported an engine failure and called "Mayday" three times. Crashed near Maaldrift, Wassenaar, in the municipality of Valkenburg. Pilot LTZ2 K. den Hamer was killed
Sources:
1. Het Parool 15-02-1957
2.
http://www.veteraneninstituut.nl/media/med_view.asp?med_id=227 3.
http://www.flashie.nl/MLD/MLD_nietwaar.html 4.
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/neth/mld/types/fireflyF1.htm 5. Netherlands national archive, photo of the crash scene:
http://proxy.handle.net/10648/a95816c6-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Dec-2008 08:33 |
ASN archive |
Added |
29-May-2019 21:57 |
Cobar |
Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
07-Sep-2020 21:29 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
15-Dec-2020 14:03 |
Cobar |
Updated [Time, Operator] |
08-Mar-2022 17:55 |
Hoekb03 |
Updated [Source] |
12-Jun-2022 14:11 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
13-Jun-2022 02:00 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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