Incident Hawker Fury Mk I K1937,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68690
 
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Date:Monday 28 June 1937
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic hafu model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Fury Mk I
Owner/operator:11 FTS RAF
Registration: K1937
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ufford, 1 Mile ENE of RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hawker Fury Mk.I K1937, 11 FTS RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 28/6/37 when failed to recover in time from a dive, and struck the ground, recovering from a practice attack on a ground target, overturned, at Ufford, 1 mile East North East of Wittering, Northamptonshire. Pilot was Pilot Officer William Haig Martin.

Sources:

1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?6555-Identity-for-pre-war-officer/page2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Oct-2009 09:01 JINX Added
05-Mar-2018 13:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Nov-2018 18:50 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]

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