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| Date: | Friday 6 May 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Fury Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7280 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Catterick |
The pilot attempted to land cross wind and the Fury began to swing into the wind on touchdown. The pilot tried to arrest the swing by heavy braking and tipped the plane onto its nose. The accident was ascribed to " inexperience ".
Crew:
Flying Officer Horace Ernest Hubert Overall (can.pilot) RAF - was uninjured.
Aircraft deemed to be damaged beyond economic repair, and relegated to grounded instructional airframe 1334M in March 1939
Sources:
1. Air Ministry Form 1180.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Hsalley Air Britain, 1976 page 59)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2011 15:50 | angels one five | Added |
| 17-Nov-2011 16:25 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2012 05:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 06-Aug-2013 13:26 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2013 07:26 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Aug-2013 21:14 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 06-Jun-2015 21:24 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2018 15:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Sep-2020 07:56 | Steve Brew | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jul-2023 20:09 | Nepa | Updated |
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