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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Audax Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 11 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K5217 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hathern, North of Loughborough, Charnwood, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire |
Hawker Audax Mk.I K5217 of 11 FTS, RAF Wittering: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23/9/37 when engine failed & overturned in forced landing in mist at Hathern, North of Loughborough, Charnwood, Leicestershire (at approximate co ordinates 52.7956°N 1.2563°W).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 41)
2. https://leicestershire-aviation.co.uk/aircraft-crashes-force-landings-in-leicestershire/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hathern
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2008 06:32 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Mar-2018 00:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Nov-2018 18:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator, ] |
| 26-Oct-2022 02:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Category, ] |
| 26-Oct-2022 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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