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| Date: | Sunday 7 August 1938 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Hawker Demon Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 64 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K8187 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Digby, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Digby, Lincolnshire |
Hawker Demon Mk.I K8187, 64 Squadron, RAF Church Fenton: Written off (damaged beyond repair) on night of 7-8/8/38 when force landed in fog & undershot the runway at RAF Digby, Lincolnshire. Crew of two survived although injured.
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. The Times, London 8/8/38
3. 64 Squadron ORB
4. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?68393-73-Squadron-prewar-casulaties-and-46-Sqn-incident&p=1089512#post1089512
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?13317-Demons-K8185-K8188-64-Sqn-7-August-1938
6. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1938
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2009 22:38 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Nov-2014 17:23 | Oezil | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 15-Mar-2018 17:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Mar-2018 18:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 15-Mar-2018 18:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
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