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Originally Posted by Rata
1954-1958. 68 accidents, 39 Wyverns lost and 13 fatalities.
Not a good resumé- but still a nice modelling subject.  |
For carrier operations during the 50s that record is not as bad as it first sounds. Especially considering when they first went aboard a carrier the engines would flame out on launch.
and they also served in combat during the Suez crisis.