Incident Supermarine Seafire Mk IIc LR632, Sunday 29 August 1943
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Date:Sunday 29 August 1943
Time:c.
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Seafire Mk IIc
Owner/operator:887 NAS FAA RN
Registration: LR632
MSN: -
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:HMS Unicorn' Alboran Sea, -   Gibraltar
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn'
Destination airport:Aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn'
Narrative:
When carrying out deck landing training onto the aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' off Gibraltar on the 29th August 1943, 887 Squadron Seafire LR632 crashed into the safety barrier causing substantial damage to the aircraft. Pilot, Sub-Lt, T D Lucey survived the accident uninjured.

Prior to her deployment in the Mediterranean Sea for operation 'AVALANCHE' (Allied invasion of Italy), aircraft carrier 'HMS Unicorn' carried out three weeks of flying training and exercises off Gibraltar in August-September 1943 with 887 Squadron Seafires.

Sources:

http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/BPF-EIF/Ships/UNICORN.htm#.Yht6DJbP2M-
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/887_Squadron.htm#.YhwJzpbP2M_
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p054.html
https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/92385-lr632
https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/search?serial=lr632&model=&factory=&engine=¬es=

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Feb-2022 23:58 Peter Clarke Added
01-Mar-2022 20:31 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source, Operator]
08-Mar-2022 19:58 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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