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| Date: | Monday 14 January 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly TT.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Flyvevåbnet |
| Registration: | 64-629 |
| MSN: | F.6171 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Værløse AB, Furesø Municipality, 20 km NW of Copenhagen -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Værløse AB (EKVL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Firefly TT.1 Flyvevåbnet 64-629: Ex-Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy PP460. Delivered to the Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy at RNAS Culham AHU on 18/1/1946. Transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy 1/6/1946. Served with 825 and 826 Squadrons RCN. Withdrawn from service when skidded off the deck of HMCS Magnificent 11/4/1949. Struck off charge by Royal Canadian Navy 30/6/1952, and transferred next day (1/7/1952) to Flyvevåbnet as 64-629
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 14/1/1957 when crashed at Værløse AB (EKVL) just south of Værløse, Furesø Municipality, 20 kilometres northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmark
NOTE: The Firefly "64-629" on display at Stauning (STA/EKVJ) Denmark (see link #3) is NOT the above aircraft, but ex-FAA RN Firefly PP392, which was civilianised in Sweden on 12/9/1955 as SE-CAW. SE-SAW was grounded 17/5/1964 and donated to the Flyvevåbnet Museum in 1980
Sources:
1. http://www.milfly.dk/pdf/firefly.pdf
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A6rl%C3%B8se_Air_Base#Post-war_history
3. https://www.airfighters.com/photo/216424/M/Denmark-Air-Force/Fairey-Firefly-TT-1/64-629/
4. https://www.ole-nikolajsen.com/history%20acft%20dk.pdf
Media:
© Airfighters.com photo by rinze de vries
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2016 20:35 | TB | Added |
| 11-Jan-2016 15:48 | TB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 31-Aug-2020 20:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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