Accident Hawker Audax (India) K5564,
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Date:Friday 7 November 1941
Time:
Type:Hawker Audax (India)
Owner/operator:1 Sqn IAF
Registration: K5564
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Miramshah Hill near Rezami, North Waziristan -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hawker Audax (India) K5564, 1 Squadron, Indian Air Force: Written off (destroyed) 7/11/41 when engine began to smoke, and aircraft dived into a hill at Miramshah Hill near Rezami, North Waziristan, India (now part of Pakistan) on 7.11.41 (at approximate Coordinates: 33°0′9″N 70°4′8″E). Aircraft Destroyed By Fire, 2 killed. Struck Off Charge 3.4.42 1039.10 Hours. Fatalities were

Pilot Officer Daniel (pilot) IAF killed.
AC Sohan Singh IAF killed.

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 44)
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?4018-411107-Unaccounted-airwomen-and-airmen-7-11-1941
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/india/gallery-hawker-audax-k5564-crash-in-nwf-india/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Feb-2008 19:13 JINX Added
01-Jun-2015 10:05 gerard57 Updated [Source, Narrative]
15-Mar-2018 00:01 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
12-Nov-2018 18:32 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
13-Feb-2024 19:04 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]

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