Date:	Wednesday 20 April 1938
Time:	day
Type:	Hawker Fury Mk I
Owner/operator:	41 Sqn RAF
Registration:	K7273
MSN:	8798
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Alwinton, Northumberland -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The aircraft was taking part in Air Observer Corps exercises over the Redesdale range when an engine failure forced the pilot, 26-year-old 37699 Plt Off Philip Dennis James Strong, to make a forced landing on rough ground at Alwinton, Northumberland. As the aircraft taxied after landing it hit a fence 50 yards away and tipped onto its back. The aircraft damage was rated Cat E.

Having joined the RAF on a Short Service Commission in January 1936, he received his Wings seven months later. By the time of this accident, he had logged 76 hours on type and a total of 435 flying hours on all types (368 solo & 67 dual).

Plt Off Strong was uninjured and returned to service. He served on 64 Sqn (Nov 38-May 39), 112 Sqn (May-Aug 39) and 602 Sqn (Dec 39-Sep 40) and then served in non-operational roles as a flying instructor with 9 EFTS (Sep 40-Feb 41) and 17 EFTS (Feb 41-May 42), and then as a test pilot at 9 MU (May 42-Jul 44), Air Service Training (Jul 44-Feb 45), AFEE (Mar-Nov 45) and AAEE (Nov 45-Jun 46). He retired from the RAF in 1959 with the rank of Flight Lieutenant, and died in 1972.

1. Accident Cards, A. M. Form 1180, Royal Air Force Museum
2. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
3. http://acia.co.uk/1938/04/20/fury-k7273/

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
10-Oct-2009 13:19	JINX	Added
18-Jan-2012 09:48	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Source, ]
18-Jul-2013 04:56	JINX	Updated [Operator, Source, ]
03-Aug-2013 15:25	Nepa	Updated [Operator, ]
04-Aug-2013 14:50	JINX	Updated [Operator, ]
14-Oct-2013 04:45	JINX	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ]
17-Dec-2013 17:43	Nepa	Updated [Operator, ]
06-Jun-2015 15:46	Angel dick one	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ]
10-Mar-2018 17:09	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
20-Apr-2020 20:30	Allach	Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
23-Jun-2022 05:46	Steve Brew	Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, Photo, ]
23-Jun-2022 05:47	harro	Updated