Accident Hawker Audax Mk I K5222,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2314
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Monday 7 September 1936
Time:day
Type:Hawker Audax Mk I
Owner/operator:3 FTS RAF
Registration: K5222
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:North Sea, off Norfolk coast, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hawker Audax I K5222, 3 FTS, RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire. Lost at sea 7.9.36 while on weather test, off Norfolk coast. Pilot - Flt Lt Peter Heylin Heygate (aged 24) - presumed killed, as no trace of the aircraft or the pilot was ever found

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976, page 41)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39&styleid=3
4. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/21736

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Feb-2008 06:41 JINX Added
13-Nov-2017 22:15 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative]
06-Apr-2018 21:13 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]
19-Oct-2018 19:11 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
26-Jun-2023 20:31 Nepa Updated [[Operator, Operator]]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org