Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WG630 CSIRO at the Commonwealth Experimental Building Station in Ryde in 1968. It’s being prepared for water deluge test of window frames. It’s now with RAN Historic Flight for restoration (Eric Allen)

The Sea Fury and Firefly In Service With The Ran Fleet Air Arm Part III

“During routine flying and training operations there were unfortunately accidents that occured”

In the final instalment of this three-part series, Eric Allen details a number of Sea Fury and Firefly crashes, as well as the eventual fate of the aircraft

Sea Fury and Firefly accidents

During routine flying and training operations there were unfortunately accidents that occurred, some sad, some with tales of survival, and others that could be characterised as bad luck. Some of the Sea Fury and Firefly accidents follow, some with the tragic loss of aircrew.

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