ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48656
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 July 1949 |
| Time: | 19:04 |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly FR Mk 4 |
| Owner/operator: | 861 Sqn Marine Luchtvaartdienst |
| Registration: | 11-69 |
| MSN: | F.8265 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Theseus, Western Mediterranean, off Gibraltar -
 Gibraltar
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Theseus, Western Mediterranean, off Gibraltar |
| HMS Theseus, Western Mediterranean, off Gibraltar |
Fairey Firefly FR.Mk.4: Built new for the Marine Luchtvaartdienst (MLD) and handed over to 861 Squadron MLD on 26/8/1947 at Valkenburg NAS, Katwijk, Netherlands. Coded "K-69" later "11-69"
Written off (destroyed) 5/7/1949: Overshot while landing on HMS Theseus aircraft carrier, fell into the sea into the Western Mediterranean, off Gibraltar. Of the two crew, one was killed, and one was rescued.
Sources:
1. http://www.veteraneninstituut.nl/media/med_view.asp?med_id=227
2. http://www.flashie.nl/MLD/MLD_nietwaar.html
3. https://www.ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-f/vliegtuigen-f-fairey-firefly
4. https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=653:fairey-firefly-uk&lang=en&Itemid=549&showall=1&limitstart=
5. http://www.wings-aviation.ch/34-Nederland/2-Aircraft/Fairey-Firefly/Firefly.htm
6. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/neth/mld/types/fireflyFR4.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:33 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-May-2020 15:42 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Destination airport] |
| 11-Sep-2020 21:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2020 11:01 | TB | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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