Incident Hawker Demon Mk I K2848,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68604
 
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Date:Sunday 14 August 1938
Time:day
Type:Hawker Demon Mk I
Owner/operator:608 (North Riding) Sqn RAF
Registration: K2848
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Warmwell, near Dorchester, Dorset, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Warmwell, Dorset
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hawker Demon K2848: Written off (damaged beyond repair)14/8/38 when engine failed, aircraft overshot landing & overturned at RAF Warmwell, near Dorchester, Dorset. No fatalities reported. Aircraft relegated to ground instructional airframe 1123M in September 1938.
Crew: ???? Ok

Sources:

1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/70/a4233070.shtml

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Oct-2009 14:48 JINX Added
18-Jan-2012 07:25 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Source]
14-Jul-2013 03:03 JINX Updated [Operator, Location, Source]
03-Aug-2013 15:02 Nepa Updated [Operator]
04-Aug-2013 06:58 JINX Updated [Operator]
28-Oct-2014 15:26 Jixon Updated [Operator, Location]
15-Mar-2018 19:20 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Mar-2018 19:26 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative]
15-Mar-2018 19:26 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]

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