ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154144
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| Date: | Friday 27 April 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Sea Hawk F.2 |
| Owner/operator: | 764 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WF255 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Summers Pace, North of Stane Street, Billingshurst, West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Ford, (HMS Peregrine) Yapton, Arundel, West Sussex |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Sea Hawk F.2 WF255: Delivered 3/3/54. Issued to 764 Squadron FAA RN (as 707/FD).
Written off 27/04/1956: During a slow roll at 20,000 ft and while inverted the seat was felt to move. There was then a loud bang and the pilot (Lieutenant Commander D. B. Ferne) found himself in free air still in his seat, possibly as the direct result of an inadvertent (non-pilot initiated) ejection. He parachuted to safety but was injured. The aircraft (without its pilot) crashed at Summers Pace north of Stane Street, Billingshurst, West Sussex
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20160423024448/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaHawk.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2013 22:36 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Apr-2013 07:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2020 02:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2020 09:45 | fanda | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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