ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76556
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| Date: | Monday 7 August 1933 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Fury Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K2056(?) |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Hawker Horsley crashed into a hangar were several Hawker Fury airplanes were parked, operated by RAF 25 Sqn. Six Furies were destroyed by fire.
Note: Not confirmed that Hawker Fury K2056 is one of the six aircraft involved. However, the dates "fit"; Hawker Fury K2056 was delivered to 25 Squadron on 24 February 1932 and was Struck Off Charge 8 May 1934 as "components"
Sources:
1. The K File - The RAF of the 1930s (James J Halley, Air britain, 1995 p 171 )
2. Airplane 153
3. ORB 25 Squadron RAF 01-09-1915 to 28-02-1940: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/305/1: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8409929
4. http://www.25squadron.org.uk/FuryYears.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2010 11:18 | harro | Added |
| 24-Jan-2012 13:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 10-Nov-2014 14:54 | Paix | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 31-Oct-2019 23:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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