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| Date: | Wednesday 16 July 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Sea Fury |
| Owner/operator: | 805 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | VW622 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Nowra, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Nowra (NOA/YSNW) |
| RNAS Nowra (NOA/YSNW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 16/7/1952: Crashed on the runway at RNAS Nowra, NSW when control was lost during a practice low altitude roll. The Commanding Officer of 805 Squadron, RAN, Lt-Commander D.R. Hare was killed in the accident.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/seafury.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VW
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)
4. https://www.navy.gov.au/history/squadron-histories/805-squadron-history
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2010 03:03 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-May-2011 12:07 | rvargast17 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Country, ] |
| 21-May-2011 15:45 | rvargast17 | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, ] |
| 23-Jan-2012 04:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 21-Jan-2014 06:34 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jan-2014 06:39 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jan-2014 07:55 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jan-2014 07:58 | angels one five | Updated [Date, ] |
| 21-Jan-2014 08:01 | angels one five | Updated [Date, ] |
| 24-Mar-2014 00:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2018 16:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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