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| Date: | Friday 12 November 1937 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Hawker Audax (India) |
| Owner/operator: | 28 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K5565 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Drigh Road, Karachi -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Drigh Road, Karachi, India |
Hawker Audax Mk.1 K5565,"A" of 28 squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 12 November 1937: Abandoned after engine failure on night navex sortie from RAF Drigh Road, Karachi, India. Aircraft dived into the ground, and was destroyed by fire. Finally Struck Off Charge 1 August 1938. Total time on airframe 413.25 hours.
Sources:
1. The K File The RAF of the 1930s (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1995 p.105)
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1976)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2008 19:17 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Jul-2013 03:29 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 09-Nov-2018 21:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator, ] |
| 30-Oct-2020 15:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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