Status: | |
Date: | Monday 11 August 1919 |
Type: | Felixstowe Fury |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | N123 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | 1918-11-11 (9 months) |
Engines: | 5 Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII |
Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | off Felixtowe RNAS ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | Felixstowe RNAS, United Kingdom |
Destination airport: | Felixstowe RNAS, United Kingdom |
Narrative:The Felixstowe Fury was test flown off Felixstowe, U.K, on the eve of a flight to Cape Town, South Africa.
Shortly after takeoff the Fury sideslipped and impacted the water.
Sources:
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NY Times, 12-8-1919»
Flight International, 14-8-1919
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accident date:
11-08-1919type: Felixtowe Fury
registration: N123
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.