ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154499
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| Date: | Friday 10 August 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 |
| Owner/operator: | 810 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XE442 |
| MSN: | AWA.6363 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea off HMS Bulwark, off Gibraltar -
 Gibraltar
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Bulwark, off Gibraltar |
| RAF North Front, Gibraltar | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 XE442 '233' of 810 NAS Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm crashed 10.8.1956: Ditched into the sea whilst operating off HMS Bulwark off Gibraltar, after attempting an emergency belly landing on the carrier with the undercarriage jammed up.
Aircraft had been briefed to land at RAF North Front, Gibraltar, but returned to HMS Bulwark when undercarriage would not lower. Pilot (Lt. M. McCook Weir) ejected safely
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20160423024448/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaHawk.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2013 21:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-May-2013 18:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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