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| Date: | Monday 23 May 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Demon Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K4526 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aldergrove, Northern Ireland |
| RAF Catterick, Yorkshire |
Hawker Demon K4526 : Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23/5/38 when, as one of two aircraft which overshot and forced landed near RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, while lost, owing to low cloud and bad visibility in bad weather.
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. ORB 25 Sqdn RAF
Images:
My Grandfather, Alfie Blackburne was a career flyer with the RAF through the 30's and the 2WW. He took this photo of the aircraft concerned, and many others. Regards, Nick Blackburne jnbni@aol.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2009 06:29 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Nov-2011 12:37 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 24-Jan-2012 13:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 06-Jul-2013 13:43 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 27-Nov-2014 19:46 | MiG15 | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 02-Jun-2015 07:55 | Emil Robot | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2018 19:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Mar-2022 08:01 | JINX | Updated [Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 10-Jul-2023 20:11 | Nepa | Updated |
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