Hamden Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Just seen that the Duxford based Sea Fury T20 owned by Shaun Patrick has made a forced landing off airfield. Pilot and passenger safe with cuts and bruises. Not heard of any cause yet Roger https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/156039?fbclid=IwAR1gu3Nc5mIAVpvXPOtjgSya0TyCF_A-GfuHmeKyhYmPAcEMwmr0VpUDUjc 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Looks a bit of a mess, glad no one was seriously hurt. gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 https://youtu.be/h6H0YAE2p0g Found this link on the Key Publishing forum showing take off and aftermath Roger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 It's just over thirty years (14 July 1990) since the same aircraft found itself in an almost identical situation. What does it have against trees? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWilko Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 23 minutes ago, Truro Model Builder said: It's just over thirty years (14 July 1990) since the same aircraft found itself in an almost identical situation. What does it have against trees? If one remembers correctly Sir, that WG655 involved in the Duxford crash is the data plate replica of the real "WG655" that John Beattie crashed in 1990. That aeroplane was in a very,very badly damaged state,many agreed that it would never fly again,the damage being so bad, and a testament to the airframe's strength that Lt.Com.Beattie and his passenger were able to walk away from it. If one looks carefully,there are many differences between the replica and the "real" WG655(apart from the engine and propeller) that distinguish the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 There's still a lot of the original WG655 in the rebuild, though I believe much of it is from a former Iraqi Fury. Various aviation authorities still consider it to be the same aircraft. My aviation group had a talk by John Beattie some years ago. He described the forced landing, and said that when everything finally stopped he turned round to ask his passenger if he was okay and realised he was sitting twenty feet further back from where he should have been, still strapped in his set in the rear section of the cockpit, looking around him in surprise. JB went on to say that the construction of the airframe saved them from being killed. That and MoD policy on wearing bonedomes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 41 minutes ago, Truro Model Builder said: It's just over thirty years (14 July 1990) since the same aircraft found itself in an almost identical situation. What does it have against trees? Nothing against it ....it is a tree hugger...... thankfully everybody walked away from it.. cheers, Jan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Very sad to see & utterly amazing the pilot & rear seat occupant escaped from that with only minor injuries, especially the pilot. Steve. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Glad - and amazed - to see that the crew escaped serious injury. Looks nasty. The irony is that they restored it with an R2800 because they didn't like the reliability of the Centaurus.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 I think I last saw it fly with a Centaurus in 2011 but yeah, someone stuck a P&W on the front after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Ick.... such a shame to see her in pieces like that, and how the pilot wasn't more seriously injured is a mystery. Glad they're both ok though It'll be quite a story for the passenger once they've changed their pants and taken a few deep breaths. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 It had been up for sale recently. Is it known to have sold or not? Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 22 minutes ago, Britman said: It had been up for sale recently. Is it known to have sold or not? Keith It was bought a couple of years ago by Shaun Patrick who also owns the P-51D wot was recently in the British scheme known as "The Shark" and often displayed by The Norwegian Spitfire Foundation pilots for Shaun. Indeed it was a Norwegian pilot in the 'Fury yesterday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Very glad everyone safe even if the airframe isn’t. Amazing the pilot was not seriously injured standing the damage in that area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 (edited) Just got this linked article from a former Hawker employee- amazing that both the pilot and passenger only had minor injuries, a testament to how tough Sir Sydney built 'em. Damage looks to be very extensive, but with enough time and money.... Mike https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8597989/Pilot-hurt-69-year-old-Hawker-Sea-Fury-plane-crash-lands.html Edited August 6, 2020 by 72modeler corrected spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8597989/Pilot-hurt-69-year-old-Hawker-Sea-Fury-plane-crash-lands.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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junglierating Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) On 8/5/2020 at 10:04 AM, Truro Model Builder said: It's just over thirty years (14 July 1990) since the same aircraft found itself in an almost identical situation. What does it have against Apologies it was the firefly that had the fatal crash unfortunately. That said around 2003 another T20 crashed....walked out but eric young ex SMR of Heron flight and Historic flight got a bit of a shoeing Edited August 18, 2020 by junglierating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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