ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157484
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Date: | Thursday 14 September 1978 |
Time: | |
Type: | Fairey Gannet AEW.3 |
Owner/operator: | 849 NAS FAA RN |
Registration: | XL494 |
MSN: | F9453 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | HMS Ark Royal, Eastern Mediterranean Sea -
Malta
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | HMS Ark Royal |
Destination airport: | HMS Ark Royal, |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off 14/9/1978:Damaged a wing and flaps during a landing on HMS Ark Royal. Not repaired, as HMS Ark Royal was sailing back to the UK to be decommissioned. Instead, off loaded at Gibraltar and allocated to fire dump there; scrapped in March 1981
Sources:
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http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1978.htm 2.
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1212946/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Jul-2013 00:09 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
17-Feb-2014 16:12 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
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