ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48645
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 October 1952 |
| Time: | 08:40 |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly F.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn Marine Luchtvaartdienst |
| Registration: | P-30 |
| MSN: | F.6297 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nieuwpoort -
 Curaçao
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hato, Curacao |
| Hato, Curacao | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Firefly FR.Mk.1: Built for the FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy) as PP623. Sold to Marine Luchtvaartdienst - MLD (Dutch Navy) 20/6/1946 as HMS Vulture, RNAS St. Merryn, Padstow, Cornwall. Taken on charge by 861 Squadron, Marine Luchtvaartdienst - MLD (Dutch Navy) 23/7/1946 as "F-30" later K-30", 11-30 and P-30
Midair collision between Fairey Firefly F-6 and K-30. Both aircraft crashed; the pilot of one of these aircraft died in the accident.
Sources:
1. Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden 14-10-1952
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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:33 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Feb-2020 10:24 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 12-Sep-2020 21:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2020 19:19 | soucek56 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Sep-2020 11:04 | tb | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Dec-2021 15:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-May-2022 04:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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