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Date: | Monday 7 November 1955 |
Time: | |
Type: | Fairey Gannet AS.1 |
Owner/operator: | 820 Sqn FAA RN |
Registration: | WN414 |
MSN: | F.9175 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 15 miles off Inishtrahull Island, Donegal -
Ireland
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RNAS Eglinton |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off 7/11/1956: during the second radar homing run on the corvette HMS Carisbrooke Castle, a bang was heard at 300 feet. Aircraft hit sea and sank. All 3 crew on board saved.
Sources:
1. Ray Sturtivant et al.: Fleet Air Arm Fixed-Wing Aircraft since 1946, Air-Britain, p. 307
2.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WN Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Apr-2013 19:07 |
Uli Elch |
Added |
08-May-2013 17:05 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
27-Sep-2013 06:00 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |