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Date: | Tuesday 23 March 1965 |
Time: | morning |
Type: | Fairey Gannet AS.1 |
Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Navy (RAN) |
Registration: | WN456 |
MSN: | F.9202 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | off coast of Malaya -
Malaysia
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | HMAS Melbourne |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed on landing when caught the number 4 wire, hook broke off and aircraft trickled off angled flight deck and went into sea off the carrier. Pilot lost, remaining two of crew of three safely recovered.
Sources:
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http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/n3.htm 2.
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/1016 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2013 13:35 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
17-Feb-2014 15:15 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
23-Apr-2014 05:19 |
Anon. |
Updated [Date] |
11-Aug-2015 14:49 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
11-Aug-2015 18:43 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Source] |
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