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| Date: | Wednesday 13 December 1939 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Hawker Audax Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | RAF College |
| Registration: | K7423 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Cranwell, Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire |
Hawker Audax Mk.I K7423, RAF College, Cranwell: Written off (destroyed) 13/12/39 when flew into ground after losing height during a night take-off from RAF Cranwell, Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Pilot (and sole occupant) - L.A.C Warren Alexander Smith (581766) RAF- was killed
His name is commemorated on Panel 3 of the Bristol (Arno's Vale) Crematorium, Gloucester
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain page 61)
2. The Times, London, Saturday 23 December 1939
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2450561/smith,-warren-alexander/
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/15847.php
6. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1939-incident-logs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2018 19:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Dec-2019 18:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 13-Jul-2023 21:46 | Nepa | Updated |
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