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Navy Wings’ Hawker Sea Fury T.20 VX281 Declared a Write-Off
As we noted earlier this month in our update on the Navy Wings Collection, the organization was assessing the future of their Hawker Sea Fury T.20 VX281, which was involved in a serious forced landing following engine failure near their home base at Yeovilton, England on April 28th, 2021. Thankfully, neither aircrew were seriously injured in the accident, with the naval fighter absorbing the brunt of the trauma, however Navy Wings report in their latest newsletter that their insurance… (warbirdsnews.com) Más...
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Sad, sad, sad! These old warbirds in general, not just the Sea Fury, had high wing loading and cantankerous piston engines, which upon failure, yielded the glide ratio of a manhole cover. Proud to see so many are still flying and so few are routinely lost. A toast to the crew! cheers
Interesting analogy.
Depends on how fast you spin the Man Hole Cover! :)!
