On 21st May 1936 this No.9 Flying Training School aircraft bounced on landing at Thornaby airfield, the pilot lost control and the aircraft was damaged when it overturned.
Pilot - Name unknown.
Hart K5804 was built by Vickers at Weybridge to contract 410420/35 and was delivered to 9 FTS on 10th March 1936.
Following this mishap at Thornaby Cat.R/FA damage was recorded and it was repaired and returned to service but was
again damaged in a Cat.R/FA accident on 13th June 1939. Again it was repaired but then transferred to Odiham on
13th September 1940, and then onto the South African Air Force as No.429 for 2 FTS on 22nd October 1940. It was
struck off RAF charge on 4th May 1943.
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