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| Date: | Tuesday 21 December 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Audax Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 208 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7508 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mersa Matruh -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Heliopolis, Egypt |
Hawker Audax Mk.1 K7508, 208 Squadron, RAF Heliopolis: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21 December 1937 when Flare dropped & pilot dazzled, flew into ground. Struck Off Charge 8 March 1938 (total time on airframe 279.45 hours).
Sources:
1. The K File The RAF of the 1930s (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1995 p.114)
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2008 11:31 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Country, Phase, ] |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:33 | Anon. | Updated [Country, ] |
| 14-Jul-2013 03:26 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 03-Jun-2015 08:18 | Yelush | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 30-Oct-2020 15:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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