Incident Hawker Audax Mk I K2027,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2130
 
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Date:Friday 27 July 1934
Time:day
Type:Hawker Audax Mk I
Owner/operator:2 Sqn RAF
Registration: K2027
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Roedean, near Brighton, Sussex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Manston, Kent
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hawker Audax K2027, 2 Sqn, RAF Manston: Substantially damaged (and later written of as damaged beyond repair) 27/7/34 when this aircraft hit man on ground during Territorial exercise, at Roedean, near Brighton, Sussex. Person killed was later named as William George Outlaw (aged 35, who was a Company Sgt-Major, in the TA).

No injuries sustained to the crew of Hawker Audax K2027, but aircraft damaged and not repaired, being instead struck off charge 20/11/34

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 12)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
3. https://www.manstonhistory.org.uk/timeline/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Feb-2008 21:19 JINX Added
07-Mar-2018 16:53 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Nov-2018 20:08 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
07-Jul-2023 11:17 Nepa Updated [[Operator, Operator]]

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