Duxfords Seafury in a bad way.

[KarlW]

The Sea Fury owned by Duxford has crashed injuring both crew, nothing too serious for them ans hopefully they have a speedy recovery.

910 on the other hand.........

[Guest]

Glad to read that the crew were ok. Shame about the plane though.

[Guest]

Saw this last year. What a shame.
Hoping the crew are ok.

[stillp]

More pictures at https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/new...tures-18716287
Never heard of a "false" landing before!
Pete

[Guest]

False landing?? Eh?

[stillp]

Seems to have been 'false' in the original press release from IWM. It's been corrected here: https://ukaviation.news/vintage-sea-...es-at-duxford/

[KarlW]

Never heard of a "false" landing before!

Isn't that something to do with the moon?

[stona]

That is bad. That won't be flying again anytime soon, if at all.

At least nobody was killed, for which we should be grateful

[Guest]

I was working at the IWM when there was the fatal accident involving a P-38 in 1996 and the crashing of BF109G 'Black 6' on it's last flight in 1997. Lots of debate at the time about the airworthiness of vintage planes.

[stona]

I was working at the IWM when there was the fatal accident involving a P-38 in 1996 and the crashing of BF109G 'Black 6' on it's last flight in 1997. Lots of debate at the time about the airworthiness of vintage planes.

Accidents always provoke the discussion. It boils down to whether you believe that they should be flown at all. One camp believes that they should all sit in museums and the other that they need to be seen in the air.

What can be said is that to be maintained in flying condition means that they will not allowed to deteriorate as examples in even the best museums inevitably do.

[Defiant911]

Couldn’t help notice the words invincible on the broken cockpit..

[KarlW]

Couldn’t help notice the words invincible on the broken cockpit..

Ironic name, the press say she's been rebuilt once after a crash so maybe a reference to that.

[Guest]

Apparently from FB post one of the two crew is the husband of a friend.. All she has said there is AAIB Investigation.I've sent her a message so If I hear anything back I will post.

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[KarlW]

I've already seen two conflicting accounts of what caused the crash, from FB experts so I'll not speculate. (But I think one is wrong..... )