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| Date: | Saturday 8 January 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Demon Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 601 (County of London) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K5722 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Upavon, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hendon, Middlesex |
| RAF Upavon, Wiltshire |
Demon K5722: Written off (destroyed) 08/01/1938 when engine failed and aircraft stalled emerging from cloud. Aircraft crashed at RAF UpAvon, Wiltshire, being Destroyed By Fire.
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2009 13:56 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jan-2012 06:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 06-Jul-2013 05:48 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 01-Aug-2013 21:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:19 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:19 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 15:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 15:03 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 24-Aug-2013 09:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 24-Aug-2013 18:09 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 01-Mar-2014 22:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, ] |
| 29-Sep-2014 02:47 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 14-Oct-2014 14:54 | T.Taylor | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, ] |
| 06-Jan-2016 15:09 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jan-2016 20:19 | Xindel XXL | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 07-Jan-2016 20:42 | AlLah | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 22-Jan-2016 06:21 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Mar-2016 14:04 | J.Cryer | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 09-Mar-2018 13:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Nov-2023 11:08 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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