Incident Hawker Fury Mk I K8223,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68762
 
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Date:Wednesday 25 May 1938
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic hafu model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Fury Mk I
Owner/operator:9 FTS RAF
Registration: K8223
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sea off Chesil Bank, Dorset -   United Kingdom
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Woodsford, Dorset
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hawker Fury Mk.I K8223, 9 FTS RAF: Written off (destroyed) 25/5/38 when hit drogue, caught fire & abandoned. Aircraft came down into the sea off Chesil Bank, Dorset. Pilot baled out and landed safely

Sources:

1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://dorset.hampshireairfields.co.uk/dorcrash.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Oct-2009 14:00 JINX Added
12-Mar-2018 19:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Nov-2018 19:57 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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