Thunder & Lightnings

Test Flying Memorial

"...and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them
and is their appointed rest
and their native country"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge



Date25/08/1954
CasualtiesMr P.D. Byrne, RAE Farnborough FTO
AircraftFairey Gannet AS Mk 1 WN348
Took off fromHMS Albion
Purpose of flightDeck trials
Incident locationLost at sea
Incident detailsStarboard engine compressor failed during a catapult launch and aircraft ditched off Albion's starboard bow. Pilot only rescued


Do you have a correction to make, or a link or image you'd like added to this page? Contact me if so. If you'd like to add a public comment you can do so below.