ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76557
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| Date: | Monday 7 August 1933 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Fury Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K2072(?) |
| 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 (504 Sqn) crashed into a hangar where several Hawker Fury airplanes were parked. Six Furies were destroyed by fire.
Note: Not confirmed that Hawker Fury K2072 is one of the six aircraft involved. However, the dates "fit"; Hawker Fury K2072 was delivered to 25 Squadron on 25 February 1932 and was Struck Off Charge 28 August 1935 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 13:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 21-Oct-2013 19:16 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2013 06:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 10-Nov-2014 14:53 | Pepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 02-Jun-2015 06:50 | Unitex | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2019 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2019 23:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2019 23:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2019 15:59 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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