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| Date: | Saturday 4 June 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 |
| Owner/operator: | 871 Sqn RCN |
| Registration: | WZ634 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCN Shearwater, NS |
Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WZ634: first date: 5 November 1953 - Taken on strength. Loaded on board HMCS Magnificent in the UK, early October 1953, for transport to Canada. Already in RCN markings, including 3 digit pennant number, by then. With 871 Squadron (VF-871) when it crashed on 4 June 1955. Crashed while practicing aerobatics, and came down four miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Pilot Lt W.R. Poulton (24) killed.
last date: 16 June 1955 - Struck off after crash
Sources:
1. The Daily News 18 June 1955, p5
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WZ
3. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCN_Sea_Furies.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2018 16:22 | TB | Added |
| 25-Jul-2020 18:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jul-2020 18:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jul-2020 21:07 | Yarbi | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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