Ooops! The pilot of this Hawker Fury overshot the landing strip at Thornaby and ended up in the hedge.This plane was based at Lee on Solent where it was part of 2AACU (Anti-Aircraft Cooperation Unit). It is thought to have been in the area acting as a target tug, possibly for 608 squadron?The crash happened on 27th May 1938.
Photograph and details courtesy of Cliff Thornton.
The crash happened, when or because?
Overshot on landing at Thornaby and tipped up on 27 May 1938 .