ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48660
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| Date: | Monday 4 August 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly FR Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 860 Sqn Marine Luchtvaartdienst |
| Registration: | F-27 |
| MSN: | F.6289 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Soerabaia, Madoera, Netherlands East Indies -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hr.Ms Karel Doorman, off Indonesia |
Fairey Firefly FR.Mk.1 F-27: Built for the FAA RHN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy) as PP615. Sold to Marine Luchtvaartdienst (MLD) (Royal Dutch Navy) and handed over at HMS Vulture, RNAS St. Merryn, Padstow, Cornwall on 20/6/1946. Issued to 860 Squadron, Marine Luchtvaartdienst (MLD), and embarked aboard the carrier Karel Doorman on 19/7/1946
The first six aircraft were handed over to the MLD on 18/1/1946. These were assigned to 860 squadron. On 20/3/1946, the first Hr.Ms. "Karel Doorman" aircraft carrier taken into service. 860 squadron was assigned to this shortly afterwards. The flight deck, which was only 150 meters long, often caused problems during take-off and landing, which resulted in many accidents.
On 26/8/1946 the 'Karel Doorman' left for the Dutch East Indies because of the problems of the independence struggle there. On board was No. 860 squadron with Firefly FR.1s F-17 to F-30. The Fireflies provided ground support in the Netherlands East Indies during the "police actions". Among other things, three Fireflies (F-22, F-24 and F-27) were lost.
Firefly FR.1 F-27 was written off (destroyed) 4/8/1947: Shot down by AAA and small arms fire over Soerabaia, Madoera, Netherlands East Indies. Pilot killed
Sources:
1. http://www.veteraneninstituut.nl/media/med_view.asp?med_id=227
2. https://www.ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-f/vliegtuigen-f-fairey-firefly
3. https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=653:fairey-firefly-uk&lang=en&Itemid=549&showall=1&limitstart=
4. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/neth/mld/types/fireflyF1.htm
5. https://www.ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-f/vliegtuigen-f-fairey-firefly
6. http://www.wings-aviation.ch/34-Nederland/2-Aircraft/Fairey-Firefly/Firefly.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:33 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jan-2019 17:51 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source] |
| 06-Mar-2019 16:14 | Cobar | Updated [Embed code] |
| 11-Sep-2020 19:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2020 17:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2020 19:22 | soucek56 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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