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| Date: | Monday 31 August 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 504N |
| Owner/operator: | 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K2371 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Abbotsinch, Glasgow -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abbotsinch, Glasgow (GLA/EGPF) |
| RAF Abbotsinch, Glasgow (GLA/EGPF) |
The engine failed in flight, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing near RAF Abbotsinch, Glasgow. Aircraft crash landed and came to rest upside down. Both crewmen were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-504n-raf-abbotsinch
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2008 16:22 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Jan-2012 13:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 15-Mar-2012 11:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, ] |
| 02-May-2013 21:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jul-2013 08:22 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2013 21:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:18 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:19 | JINX | Updated [Location, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 21:05 | JINX | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-Oct-2014 15:18 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Sep-2017 20:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jan-2021 16:47 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source, ] |
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