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| Date: | Friday 25 February 1938 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Hawker Demon Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | A&AEE RAF |
| Registration: | K2905 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent |
| RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
Hawker Demon Mk.I K2905 of A&AEE Martlesham Heath: Written off (destroyed) when abandoned at night on 25/2/38 near Martlesham Heath, Suffolk. Pilot, Sgt (580208) Philip Richard Smith RAF bailed out. Aircraft may have been on delivery flight from 25 Squadron, RAF Hawkinge to the A&AEE at Martlesham Heath, Suffolk. Struck off charge 20/5/38.
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?13722-For-the-Record-Hawker-Demon-K2905-Loss-Feb-25th-1938&styleid=3
3. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/hawker-demon-k2905-of-10fts-on-air-test-10427
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2009 14:57 | JINX | Added |
| 24-Jan-2012 13:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 06-Jul-2013 13:43 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 27-Nov-2014 19:45 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 02-Jun-2015 07:45 | Thomas Fuk | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2015 20:24 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Mar-2018 22:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Mar-2018 22:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Mar-2018 22:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 10-Mar-2018 22:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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