ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 85715
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 June 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Sea Fury T.20 |
| Owner/operator: | 1834 (VR) Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WG653 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Falcon /RNAS Hal Far -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Falcon /RNAS Hal Far, Malta |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Sea Fury T.Mk.20 WG653: Delivered 20/7/51. Known service was with 1834 (Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve) Squadron, FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy) coded '728'
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21/6/55: The aircraft was the last of a formation of four aircraft taking off from RNAS Hal Far, Malta, while participating in Exercise “Retex”. During the take off run, before the undercarriage was fully retracted, the starboard wing dropped, and the underwing fuel tank scraped along the ground, began to leak, then caught fire and exploded. The aircraft then crashed through a wall at high speed, killing the pilot.
Crew of Sea Fury WG653:
Sub Lieutenant Jeffrey W B Coates RNVR (pilot, aged 23) - killed on active service 21/6/55, buried at Capucinni Cemetery, Malta (Grave 189)
The wreckage of Hawker Sea Fury T.20 WG653 was recovered to RNAS Donibristle, Fife, for accident investigations. After completion of these, it was struck off charge as Cat.ZZ on 7/7/55
Sources:
1. Wings Over Somerset: Aircraft Crashes since the End of World War II By Peter Forrester
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WG
3. https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1955.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hal_Far#Post_war
5. http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19501959/tabid/651/language/en-GB/Default.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2020 11:06 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2020 19:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2020 19:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date] |
| 07-Jun-2020 19:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2020 19:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2020 20:02 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2021 16:42 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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