Incident Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 TG126,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205693
 
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Date:Thursday 12 April 1951
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic FURY model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Sea Fury FB.11
Owner/operator:883 Sqn RCN
Registration: TG126
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Halifax, Nova Scotia -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hawker Sea Fury TG126, 883 Squadron, Royal Canadian Navy: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when one Sea Fury crashed in a lake and second crashed while circling over it.

NOTE Some sources (see link #2) give the date of the incident as 28 February 1951, with 12 April 1951 being the date that the aircraft was struck off charge

Sources:

1. The Montreal Gazette 7 April 1951, p11
2. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCN_Sea_Furies.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Feb-2018 20:08 TB Added
25-Jul-2020 18:03 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]
26-Jul-2020 21:04 Yarbi Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]

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