Hart K5843 at Thornaby (photo Jim Rutland).

On the 17th of August 1936 this aircraft undershot its landing at Thornaby, it hit a fence and overturned. The pilot was not hurt and the aircraft suffered Cat R/FA damage, it was soon repaired and returned to service.

This aircraft was built to contract 410420/35 by Vickers Ltd at Weybridge and delivered to 9 FTS on 06.04.1936. Following this Cat R/FA accident on 17.08.1936 it was returned to service after repair, it suffered another Cat R/FA on the 17.02.1938, again it was repaired and returned to service. Again it suffered a Cat R/FA on the 16.03.1939 and was again repaired and returned to service only suffer a further Cat R/FA on the 17.09.1939. Again it was repaired and returned to service. It suffered a further Cat R/FA on the 18.03.1941. It was delivered for repair to 30 MU on the 6.04.1941 and later issued to HQ Flt SFPP on the 27.11.1941 where it suffered another Cat R/FA on the 19.06.1942. It was then delivered to Air Dispatch for repair on the 24.06.1942 and after repair issued to ATA Training Unit, where it was coded -5 on 15.09.1942. It was finally written off, Cat W/FA on the 31st August 1943 and Struck off Charge on the 11th September 1943.

Pilot - F/Lt Frederic W C Shute RAF, ok.