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| Date: | Friday 21 May 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Fury Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 87 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K8277 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, West Sussex |
| RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire |
Hawker Fury Mk.1 K8277, 87 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21/5/37 when hit hedge on approach to RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, and overturned on touchdown
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1937
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._87_Squadron_RAF#World_War_II
4. 87 Squadron RAF ORB (RAF Form 540) 01/03/37-31/10/39: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8455014
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2009 21:53 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 18-Jul-2013 04:55 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 11-Apr-2018 15:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Nov-2018 16:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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