Incident Hawker Audax Mk I K5570,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2348
 
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Date:Thursday 29 April 1937
Time:day
Type:Hawker Audax Mk I
Owner/operator:28 Sqn RAF
Registration: K5570
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North West Frontier -   India
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Ambala, India
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hawker Audax Mk.I K5570, 28 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 29/4/37 when caught in a gust of wind while message dropping and force landed on rough ground in dust storm. Overturned on touchdown. crashed location not stated exactly, only as being "on the North West Frontier" (which is along the border between India and Afghanistan)

Sources:

1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Feb-2008 00:13 JINX Added
23-Jan-2012 02:59 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase]
14-Jul-2013 03:14 JINX Updated [Operator, Source]
14-Mar-2018 23:52 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Nov-2018 21:01 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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