ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241008
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| Date: | Friday 7 October 1960 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly U Mk 9 |
| Owner/operator: | 728B Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | WB374 |
| MSN: | F.8579 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, off RNAS Hal Far. -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Falcon, RNAS Hal Far, Malta |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Firefly U.9 Drone: Delivered to Fairey Aircraft Ltd., Ringway Airport, Manchester 22/6/1956 for conversion from Firefly FR.5 to U.9 drone. First flown as a Firefly U.9 on 28/3/1957 at Ringway Airport, Manchester. Delivered to Short Brothers & Harland Ltd at RAE Llanbedr in 26/7/1957 coded "H". Returned to Fairey Aircraft at Ringway 31/12/1958, for overhaul
Upon completion of overhaul, ferried to HMS Heron, RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester, Somerset 22/7/1960 for ferry/delivery flight to Malta. Arrived at HMS Falcon, RNAS Hal Far, Malta, 29/7/1960 and issued to 728B Squadron FAA RN coded "595/HF".
Written off (destroyed) 7/10/1960; Destroyed when shot down by a Sea Slug Surface-to-Air missile from HMS Girdle Ness and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, off Hal Far, Malta.
Formally Struck Off Charge as Cat.ZZ on 7/10/1960. Total flying time on airframe as a Firefly U.9: 61.25 hours.
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004 p.281)
2. http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19601969/tabid/652/language/en-US/Default.aspx
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
4. http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_fairey_firefly_U9.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Girdle_Ness#Missile_trials
6. https://navalmatters.wordpress.com/2014/05/06/sea-slug-missile-trials-aboard-hms-ex-rfa-girdle-ness-1958-61/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2020 17:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Sep-2020 20:55 | yarbi | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
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