Date:	Saturday 19 November 1938
Time:	day
Type:	Fairey Battle Mk I
Owner/operator:	52 Sqn RAF
Registration:	K7611
MSN:	F.2369
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire
Destination airport:	RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Fairey Battle Mk.1 K7611: Built by Fairey Aircraft Co Ltd., at Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Cheshire. Delivered new to 54 Squadron, RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire 27 November 1937 coded initially "52-K".

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 19 November 1938: Undershot on landing at RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, and collided with fire tender. No reported injuries to the crew. Struck Off Charge same day: total time on airframe 197.50 hours

1. The K File - The RAF of the 1930s (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1995 p.126)
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 62)
3. The Battle File (Sidney Shail, Air Britain, 1997 p.125)
4. 52 Squadron ORB (Operational Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for period 1 January 1937 to 30 June 1943: File AIR 27/501/2 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8451431

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
01-Nov-2020 19:33	Dr. John Smith	Added
02-Nov-2020 15:33	Oezil	Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]