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| Date: | Thursday 7 April 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Hawker Audax Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K7307 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire |
Hawker Audax Mk.I K7307 of 9 FTS, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 7.4.38 when engine failed & aircraft spun into ground shortly after take off from RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire. Both crew killed:
Crew:
Acting Pilot Officer Robert Brock La Pointe (pilot) RAF - killed
Acting Pilot Officer James Ronald Vincent (pilot) RAF - killd
Both crew were Canadian nationals.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 59)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2008 10:31 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Feb-2018 23:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Mar-2018 22:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Nov-2018 19:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 09-Jul-2023 21:31 | Nepa | Updated |
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