ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48064
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| Date: | Friday 12 May 1950 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly FR.5 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn Marine Luchtvaartdienst (MLD) |
| Registration: | K-81 |
| MSN: | F.8399 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Van Hogendorpstraat, Haarlem, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Valkenburg NAS, Katwijk, Netherlands (EHVB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Built by Fairey Aircraft Ltd and handed over to the Marine Luchtvaartdienst (MLD) 26-4-1949. Originally Planned as part of an order for the FAA RN (Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy) with serials VT505 to VT507, and VT520 to VT569. However, this batch was cancelled after VT504. The FAA RN serials to c/no. tie-ups indicate that Firefly K-81 would have been VT529 had it been built and delivered to the FAA RN
Written off (destroyed) 12/5/1950: Accident at "Eindenhout" in Haarlem. The pilot may have been intoxicated by leaking toxic gas from the fire extinguisher. The aircraft went into a cloud, after which the apprentice OO pilot 1 J. Kiemel passed out the Firefly and crashed into soft ground.
Sources:
1. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19500513&id=LC-19500513-1010&words=+%28+Firefly%29%20firefly
2. https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=653:fairey-firefly-uk&lang=en&Itemid=549&showall=1&limitstart=
3. https://www.ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-f/vliegtuigen-f-fairey-firefly/1228-fairchild-firefly-4
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jul-2009 05:22 | harro | Updated |
| 29-May-2019 21:46 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2020 18:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2020 18:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 03:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Jul-2022 08:55 | Cobar | Updated [Operator] |
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