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Date: | Wednesday 4 January 1950 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Fairey Firefly AS Mk 5 |
Owner/operator: | 812 Sqn FAA RN |
Registration: | WB287 |
MSN: | F8505 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Mediterranean Sea, near HMS Glory, off Delimara Point, Malta -
Malta
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | HMS Falcon, RNAS Hal Far, Malta |
Destination airport: | HMS Glory, Mediterranean Sea, off Malta |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Fairey Firefly AS Mk.5 WB287: Delivered to the FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy) at RNAS Culham RDU 31/5/1949. First issued for service to 812 Squadron FAA RN at HMS Falcon, RNAS Hal Far, Malta 26/9/1949
Written off (destroyed) 4/1/1950: Dived into the sea 210 yards off the starboard beam of aircraft carrier HMS Glory, while the carrier was in the Mediterranean Sea, seven-and-a-half nautical miles off Delimara Point, Malta at bearing 104 degrees.
Both crew - Lieutenant Thomas O. Brigstocke RN (observer) and Lieutenant Alfred W.R. Tarney RN (pilot) - were killed. Only one body (that of Lieutenant Alfred Tarney) was recovered by HMIS Ranjit.
WB287 was formally Struck Off Charge as Cat.ZZ on 6/1/1950
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004 p.277)
2. El Tiempo 7 January 1950, p.5
3.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ww2images/6902960527/ 4.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB 5. Royal Navy Casualties-killed and died 1950:
https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1950.htm 6.
http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19501959/tabid/651/language/en-US/Default.aspx .
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Nov-2013 09:57 |
TB |
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17-Apr-2015 20:15 |
angels one five |
Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
14-Nov-2018 10:09 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator] |
16-Jun-2020 23:57 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
02-Sep-2020 17:42 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
02-Sep-2020 17:44 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |