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| Date: | Saturday 5 June 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Demon Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K5697 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Abbotsinch, Renfrewshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abbotsinch |
Hawker Demon Mk.1 K5697 of 600 (City of London) Sqaudron, RAF: Written off 5/6/37 when overturned and Damaged Beyond Repair in forced landing at Abbotsinch, Rewfrewshire while lost in bad weather.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930.
2. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1030006652
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2009 09:05 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 13:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 14-Jul-2013 03:07 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:18 | JINX | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 14:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 14:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 15:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 06:55 | JINX | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 15-Aug-2013 08:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 20-Aug-2013 12:55 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 24-Aug-2013 09:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 24-Aug-2013 14:53 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 14-Oct-2014 15:01 | Bodie R. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 22-Jan-2016 06:24 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 22-Jan-2016 20:03 | Bodie R. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 12-Apr-2018 20:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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