ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68707
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| Date: | Saturday 10 December 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Fury Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 AAS RAF |
| Registration: | K1940 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Horncastle, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manby, Licolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Fury Mk.1 K1940, 1 AAS RAF Manby: Written off 10/12/38 when engine failed & Damaged Beyond Repair in a forced landing near Horncastle, Lincolnshire, after hitting hedge & overturning. Struck off charge 19/4/39.
RAF Manby airfield officially opened in August 1938 and within days had its first residents, 1 AAS (No.1 Air Armament School) which had arrived from RAF Eastchurch
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1938
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/manby-history
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2009 06:17 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Mar-2018 20:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2018 14:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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