Incident Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Mk I K1525,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2113
 
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Date:Wednesday 2 December 1931
Time:
Type:Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Mk I
Owner/operator:13 Sqn RAF
Registration: K1525
MSN: AW.649
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Kenley, Surrey, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kenley, Surrey
Destination airport:RAF Kenley, Surrey
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2/12/1931: Lost formation in cloud and DBR in forced landing in fog near RAF Kenley, Surrey, when aircraft hit trees.

(K1525 was 19th of a batch of 96 aircraft ordered from Armstrong Whitworth, Whitley, to contract 35536/30 to meet Specification 11/28. Delivered between November 1930 and August 1931).

Sources:

1. The K File The RAF of the 1930s (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 p. 8)
2. Halley, J.J., The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988, Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd, 1988 p.44 ISBN 0-85130-164-9
3. http://britishaviation-ptp.com/aw_atlas.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Feb-2008 12:53 JINX Added
27-Jan-2012 13:05 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Country]
15-Jul-2013 02:46 JINX Updated [Operator, Source]
09-Jun-2015 17:33 Angel dick one Updated [Operator]
07-Feb-2017 17:58 Dr.John Smith Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Jul-2023 21:28 Nepa Updated [[Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]

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