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| Date: | Sunday 14 August 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Demon Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 608 (North Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K2848 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Warmwell, near Dorchester, Dorset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Warmwell, Dorset |
Hawker Demon K2848: Written off (damaged beyond repair)14/8/38 when engine failed, aircraft overshot landing & overturned at RAF Warmwell, near Dorchester, Dorset. No fatalities reported. Aircraft relegated to ground instructional airframe 1123M in September 1938.
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/70/a4233070.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2009 14:48 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jan-2012 07:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 14-Jul-2013 03:03 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 15:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 06:58 | JINX | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-Oct-2014 15:26 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 15-Mar-2018 19:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Mar-2018 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Mar-2018 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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