RAF Valley team called into action after historic plane crashed into field
The crash happened last week and the RAF Mountain Rescue Service have now explained their role in the incident
16:45, 5 MAY 2021
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A North Wales mountain rescue crew was called into action last week when a historic plane crashed into a field.
Members of the RAF Mountain Rescue Service at RAF Valley in Anglesey were called out last Wednesday [April 28] after a Hawker Sea Fury T.20 crashed in a field near a Royal Navy air base in Somerset.
IMAGES have been released of a plane crash in Somerset this week. Navy Wings Hawker Sea Fury T20 G-RNHF (VX281) was forced to conduct an emergency landing in a field close to RNAS Yeovilton following a problem with the engine. Both pilots escaped injury but unfortunately the aircraft has been severely damaged. The Sea Fury, which was on a routine training flight, suffered a significant drop in engine oil pressure shortly after taking-off and climbing away from the airfield. The pilots, both highly experienced former naval pilots, immediately carried out the appropriate drills and transmitted a PAN call. They turned back and lined themselves up perfectly for a precautionary landing on Runway 04.
IMAGES have been released of a plane crash in Somerset this week. Navy Wings Hawker Sea Fury T20 G-RNHF (VX281) was forced to conduct an emergency landing in a field close to RNAS Yeovilton following a problem with the engine. Both pilots escaped injury but unfortunately the aircraft has been severely damaged. The Sea Fury, which was on a routine training flight, suffered a significant drop in engine oil pressure shortly after taking-off and climbing away from the airfield. The pilots, both highly experienced former naval pilots, immediately carried out the appropriate drills and transmitted a PAN call. They turned back and lined themselves up perfectly for a precautionary landing on Runway 04.