Built at South Marston in the same batch of 30 Attacker FB.2s as WP281, the aircraft in which the author’s father was killed, WP289 taxies in with outer wing sections folded. The unit with which WP281 was on strength at the time of the accident, Stretton-based No 1831 Sqn, was the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve’s first jet squadron.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Attacker - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1946

The identity of the Sea Prince involved in the accident on November 10, 1955, is not known, but this example, WF132, photographed at RAF Odiham the previous month, has RNAS Stretton’s “ST” code letters applied to the fin.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Percival Pembroke / Sea Prince / P.66 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1952