{"id":7040434,"date":"2026-07-24T10:27:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/westland-wyvern-turboprop-strike-fighter-underwater-ejection\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:27:51","slug":"westland-wyvern-turboprop-kampfjet-unterwasserausstieg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/de\/westland-wyvern-turboprop-strike-fighter-underwater-ejection\/","title":{"rendered":"Der Kampfjet, dessen Pilot sich unter Wasser mit dem Schleudersitz rettete"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<p>Am 13. Oktober 1954 wurde der Pilot der Royal Navy, Leutnant BD Macfarlane, vom Flugzeugtr\u00e4ger HMS Albion mit dem Schleudersitz ausgesto\u00dfen, als sein Triebwerk ausfiel. Sein Flugzeug st\u00fcrzte direkt vor dem Schiff ins Meer, das es daraufhin \u00fcberfuhr und in zwei Teile riss. Gefangen im sinkenden Wrack unter Wasser, w\u00e4hrend der 20.000 Tonnen schwere Flugzeugtr\u00e4ger \u00fcber ihm donnerte, bet\u00e4tigte Macfarlane den Schleudersitz \u2013 und \u00fcberlebte.<\/p>\r\n<p>Das Flugzeug, das ihn dorthin brachte, war die Westland Wyvern: ein gro\u00dfer, brutaler Turboprop-Jagdbomber mit gegenl\u00e4ufigen Propellern und dem Ruf, die M\u00e4nner zu t\u00f6ten, die ihn flogen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0;margin-top:0\">Kurzinfo<\/h3><ul style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.8\"><li><strong>Flugzeug:<\/strong> Westland Wyvern Tr\u00e4gerkampfflugzeug<\/li><li><strong>Operator:<\/strong> Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, 1953\u20131958<\/li><li><strong>Motor:<\/strong> Armstrong Siddeley Python Turboprop-Antrieb mit gegenl\u00e4ufigen Propellern<\/li><li><strong>Waffen:<\/strong> Torpedos, Bomben und Raketen<\/li><li><strong>Grimmiger Unterschied:<\/strong> Die Triebwerksausf\u00e4lle beim Start f\u00fchrten zum ersten Unterwasserausstieg \u00fcberhaupt.<\/li><li><strong>Gebaut:<\/strong> 127 Flugzeuge, nach einer schwierigen neunj\u00e4hrigen Entwicklung<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jnMLYYQiMmo\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Ein Drache, dessen Z\u00e4hmung neun Jahre dauerte<\/h2>\r\n<p>Die Wyvern wurde ganz am Ende der Kolbenflugzeug\u00e4ra konzipiert und etwas unbeholfen in das Turboprop-Zeitalter \u00fcberf\u00fchrt. Ihre endg\u00fcltige Version wurde von einem Armstrong Siddeley Python-Turboprop mit rund 3.500 PS angetrieben, der hinter dem Piloten montiert war und \u00fcber eine lange Welle zwei S\u00e4tze gegenl\u00e4ufiger Vierblattpropeller im Bug antrieb.<\/p>\r\n<p>Auf dem Papier war es ein leistungsstarkes Torpedo- und Angriffsflugzeug. In der Praxis vergingen jedoch fast neun Jahre vom Erstflug bis zum Fronteinsatz, da Westland mit einer Reihe von Problemen \u2013 und einer Reihe t\u00f6dlicher Unf\u00e4lle \u2013 zu k\u00e4mpfen hatte, die dem Flugzeugtyp unter Marinefliegern einen d\u00fcsteren Ruf einbrachten.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=572568909  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/westland-wyvern-tf2-1950.jpg\" alt=\"Westland Wyvern TF2 im Jahr 1950\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Eine fr\u00fche Wyvern. Im Rahmen des Programms kamen mehrere Testpiloten ums Leben, bevor der Flugzeugtyp jemals in einer Staffel eingesetzt wurde. Gemeinfrei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Der Motor, der beim Start ausfiel<\/h2>\r\n<p>Der fatalste Fehler war die Python selbst. Vom Katapult abgeschossen, konnte der Motor dem pl\u00f6tzlichen Schub oft nicht standhalten, bekam nicht genug Treibstoff und ging im ung\u00fcnstigsten Moment aus \u2013 genau dann, als das Flugzeug ohne H\u00f6he und Geschwindigkeit vom Startdeck abhob.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>\u201cDie Python kam mit der pl\u00f6tzlichen Beschleunigung beim Start vom Katapult nicht zurecht, was zu Treibstoffmangel f\u00fchrte und oft schon beim Start zum Ausfall der Triebwerke f\u00fchrte.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Aus dokumentierten Berichten<\/strong> \u2014 der Startfehler der Wyvern<\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>Genau das geschah Leutnant Macfarlane. Als seine Wyvern vor der HMS Albion ins Meer st\u00fcrzte und in zwei H\u00e4lften gerissen wurde, behielt er einen k\u00fchlen Kopf, wartete ab und feuerte aus dem vollst\u00e4ndig unter Wasser befindlichen Martin-Baker-Schirm.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>\u201cDer erste Mensch, dem der Ausstieg aus der Unterwasserkapsel gelang.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Die historischen Aufzeichnungen<\/strong> \u2014 zum \u00dcberleben von Leutnant Macfarlane<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PKEWzYFZ7VI\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Ein echter Krieg<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1898857745  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/westland-wyvern-prototype-flight.jpg\" alt=\"Westland Wyvern Prototyp im Flug\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Trotz all ihrer Probleme zog die Wyvern in den Krieg \u2013 1956 um \u00c4gypten. Gemeinfrei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>Trotz aller Schwierigkeiten kam die Wyvern im Kampf zum Einsatz. W\u00e4hrend der Suez-Operation 1956 flogen Wyverns Bodenangriffe vom Flugzeugtr\u00e4ger HMS Eagle aus. Eine Maschine wurde durch Flakfeuer abgeschossen; der Pilot rettete sich mit dem Schleudersitz und wurde aus dem Meer gerettet.<\/p>\r\n<p>Es war ein kurzer Einsatz an vorderster Front. 1958 war die Wyvern Geschichte, abgel\u00f6st von reinen D\u00fcsenjets, und wurde kaum betrauert. Heute erinnert man sich an sie als leistungsstarkes, ungelenkes Flugzeug, das in einer Sackgasse endete \u2013 und als das Flugzeug, das einen Mann zwang, als erster unter Wasser mit dem Schleudersitz auszusteigen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/snwXgB4_dN4\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p><em>Quellen: Hush-Kit; Military Matters; Let Let Let Warplanes; Wikipedia.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">\u00c4hnliche Beitr\u00e4ge<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fairey-gannet-contra-rotating-submarine-hunter\/\">Der U-Boot-J\u00e4ger mit in beide Richtungen drehbaren Propellern<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/suez-1956-operation-musketeer-air-war-sea-hawk-canberra\/\">Der letzte altmodische Luftkrieg<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 13 October 1954, a Royal Navy pilot named Lieutenant B.D. Macfarlane was catapulted off the carrier HMS Albion when his engine died. His aircraft flopped into the sea directly ahead of the ship, which then ran straight over it, slicing the fighter in two. 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