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| Date: | Friday 13 August 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Demon Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 601 (County of London) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K5714 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF West Freugh, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF West Freugh, Wigtownshire |
Demon K5714: Written off 13/08/1937 when hit mower & Damaged Beyond Repair on landing at RAF West Freugh, Wigtownshire.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. 601 Squadron ORB (Air Ministry Form 540) 01/11/1928-30/9/39: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8415339
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2009 13:51 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jan-2012 06:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 18-Jan-2012 06:30 | Nepa | Updated [Source, ] |
| 14-Jul-2013 02:58 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 01-Aug-2013 21:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:18 | JINX | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 15:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 06:59 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 14-Oct-2014 14:57 | Xindel X | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Jan-2016 06:26 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 05-Mar-2016 14:02 | J.Cryer | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Apr-2018 20:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 12-Apr-2018 21:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Nov-2023 11:05 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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