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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Audax Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 28 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K5570 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North West Frontier -
 India
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ambala, India |
Hawker Audax Mk.I K5570, 28 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 29/4/37 when caught in a gust of wind while message dropping and force landed on rough ground in dust storm. Overturned on touchdown. crashed location not stated exactly, only as being "on the North West Frontier" (which is along the border between India and Afghanistan)
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2008 00:13 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 02:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, ] |
| 14-Jul-2013 03:14 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 14-Mar-2018 23:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Nov-2018 21:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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