Incident Hawker Audax Mk I K5217,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2311
 
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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
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Hathern, North of Loughborough, Charnwood, Leicestershire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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