Originally Posted by
havick
Wasn’t there a documentary about a sea fury where the museum pilot crashed it into the only tree in the paddock for miles?
The original RNHF T.20 was landed successfully gear up in a large field - unfortunately the slope of the field led to an inexorable slide off to one side from the landing direction and straight into two trees. Same aircraft suffered another engine failure last year, this time with an R2800, and again ended up in a substantial hedgerow in several pieces.