ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242621
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 February 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly FR Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 812 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | VT366 |
| MSN: | F.8276 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Krendi Airstrip, Qrendi -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ocean, at sea off Malta |
| RAF Krendi Airstrip, Qrendi, Malta |
Fairey Firefly FR.5 VT366: Delivered 15/1/1948 to the FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy) at RNAS Culham RDU. First issued for service 17/7/1948 to 812 Squadron FAA RN on board HMS Ocean.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 15/2/1949: Engine failure caused an emergency/forced landing on an obstructed runway at RAF Krendi Airstrip, Qrendi, Malta. Aircraft caught fire on landing, 'blew up' and burnt out, killing the two crew.
Crew of Firefly VT366:
Lieutenant Frederick L. Sherwin RN (pilot) - killed on active service 15/2/1949
Chief Petty Officer, FX 79385 Robert W. Sharman (Observer) - killed on active service 15/2/1949
Royal Air Force Krendi, also known as RAF Qrendi, was a Royal Air Force base located on the island of Malta, near the town of Qrendi, at approximate Coordinates: 35°50′5.5″N 014°26′5.96″E. The station started life in 1941 as a diversion airstrip for the main operating bases such as nearby RAF Luqa. Flying operations ceased in 1953, and the site was closed along with RAF Luqa in 1979.
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Mick Burrows & Le Howard, Air Britain, 2004 p.262)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VT
3. https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1949.htm
4. http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19401949/tabid/650/language/en-US/Default.aspx
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Krendi#Post_war
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2020 21:42 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Sep-2020 21:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 19-Sep-2020 16:02 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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