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| Date: | Wednesday 19 October 1938 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Hawker Demon Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 29 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K5901 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Debden, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Debden, Essex |
| RAF Debden, Essex |
Hawker Demon K5901: Written off 29/10/38 when overshot landing at night at RAF Debden, Essex, & Damaged Beyond Repair. To Ground Instructional Airframe 1197M in December 1938
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2009 22:24 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jan-2016 18:05 | J.Cryer | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Dec-2017 22:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 17-Mar-2018 01:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2023 18:33 | Nepa | Updated |
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