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| Date: | Saturday 1 June 1996 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Fury replica |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | OO-HFU |
| MSN: | WA.6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Balen/Keiheuvel Airfield (EBKH) -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Balen-Keiheuvel Aerodrome (EBKH) |
| Balen-Keiheuvel Aerodrome (EBKH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Fury replica OO-HFU: Force landed 200 metres from the runway due to loss of engine power at Balen-Keiheuvel Aerodrome (EBKH) on 1/6/1996. According to a rough translation of a published Belgian report:
"On June 1, 1996, around 4 pm, the beautiful replica of the Hawker Fury 'K1930' went against the plain during the 7th Fly-In of Keiheuvel. Above the runway, the engine did not react when the pilot gave full throttle and the then 61-year-old Dirk De Splenter from Kuurne had to land as quickly as possible. The Fury crashed 200 meters alongside the landing strip. The aircraft suffered quite a lot of damage: the propeller had been destroyed and the chassis hit under the fuselage which also suffered severe damage. The pilot had come out with a lot of luck and a only sustained a black eye."
In Early March 2004 it was restored and flew back from Old Warden (UK) where it was based since 2001. The final flight was made when it flew back to an airfield in Belgium were it has been placed into storage. It flew back under the UK registration G-BKBB and will not be placed in the Belgian register again. It has been decided not to fly the airplane again and the public will not be able to see the Fury.
Sources:
1. http://www.bahavzw.be/database/content/hawker-fury-te-balen-keiheuvel
2. https://www.luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/registratie-nummer/oo-hfu-k1930-g-bkbb
3. https://www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=906216
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2014 09:29 | harro | Added |
| 21-Mar-2018 20:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2019 20:02 | Anon. | Updated [Photo] |
| 09-Nov-2022 00:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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