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| Date: | Wednesday 25 May 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Fury Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K8223 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Chesil Bank, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodsford, Dorset |
Hawker Fury Mk.I K8223, 9 FTS RAF: Written off (destroyed) 25/5/38 when hit drogue, caught fire & abandoned. Aircraft came down into the sea off Chesil Bank, Dorset. Pilot baled out and landed safely
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://dorset.hampshireairfields.co.uk/dorcrash.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2009 14:00 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Mar-2018 19:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Nov-2018 19:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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