On 8th February 1937 the pilot of this No.9 Flying Training School aeroplane was one of three undertaking a flight from Thornaby to Catfoss when all three became lost in poor weather in the York area. This pilot managed to make a forced landing at Charles Thornton's farm land at Barmby Moor, Pocklington but the aeroplane ran into a ditch, tipped onto it's nose and broke the propeller. The aircraft was repaired on site and flown back to Thornaby.
Pilot - LAC Brown.
The other two aircraft were force landed in a field along side the York to Hull road at Barmby Grange near Pocklington (Acting P/O Whaley) and the other in a seed field along side the Skirpenbeck road near Stamford Bridge without damage (Sgt Wallington).
Fury K8219 was built to contract 419059/35 by General Aircraft Ltd at Hanworth and was delivered to No.9 F.T.S. on 24th July 1936. Following mishaps on 6th November 1936 (at Thornaby) and then on 8th February 1937 (at Barmby Moor) Cat.R/FA damage was the damage assessment each time and it was repaired on site both times. On 12th June 1937 it crashed into Divis Mountain near Belfast, Northern Ireland killing the then pilot who was flying it home on leave. This time the damage was deemed too severe to warrant a repair. Cat.W/FA damage was the damage assessment but the wreckage was recovered and taken to Aldergrove for assessment where it was finally struck off charge on 13th September 1937, probably only because the paperwork took time to catch up.
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