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| Date: | Thursday 18 March 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Fury Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 11 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K5679 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire |
| RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire |
Hawker Fury Mk.1 K5679, 11 FTS, RAF Wittering: Written off 18/3/37 when hit target during gunnery training & lost a wheel. Aircraft overturned on landing back at RAF Wittering & Damaged Beyond Repair. Aircraft not repaired, and struck off charge 14/5/37.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 45)
2. Photo of accident: http://www.raf-in-combat.com/wpsite/wp-content/uploads/edd/2014/09/tn_Fury-37.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2009 11:01 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Apr-2018 23:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Nov-2018 18:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator, ] |
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