Incident Hawker Fury Mk I K8234,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68766
 
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Date:Wednesday 21 April 1937
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic hafu model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Fury Mk I
Owner/operator:6 FTS RAF
Registration: K8234
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Penrhos, Caernarvonshire, North Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Sealand, Flintshire
Destination airport:RAF Penrhos, Caernarvonshire
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hawker Fury Mk.I K8234 "B" of 6 FTS RAF: Written off 21/4/37 - Damaged Beyond Repair on landing at RAF Penrhos, Caernarvonshire, North Wales, when undercarriage leg collapsed on landing. Struck off charge 18/8/37

Sources:

1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. Photo of crash: http://www.forgottenairfields.com/united-kingdom/wales/north-wales/penrhos-s1411.html
3. http://www.raf-in-combat.com/wpsite/wp-content/uploads/edd/2014/09/tn_Fury-36.jpg
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Penrhos

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Oct-2009 14:10 JINX Added
04-Mar-2018 14:38 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Nov-2018 18:57 Nepa Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator]

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