ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2118
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 June 1932 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Trainer |
| Owner/operator: | Oxford UAS RAF |
| Registration: | K2517 |
| MSN: | AW.748 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thames Estuary, near Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Trainer K2517 of RAF Oxford UAS (University Air Sqaudron): Crashed into the Thames Estuary, on approach to RAF Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent 28 June 1932. No fatalities reported among the crew of two.
K2517 was one of 53 aircraft (K2514-K2566) ordered from Armstrong Whitworth, Whitley, to contract 103834/31 to meet Specification 8/31. Delivered between September 1931 and July 1932. K2517 is known to have been issued in September 1931 to the Oxford University Air Squadron, and was struck off charge on 15/8/32.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976, p.16)
2. http://britishaviation-ptp.com/aw_atlas.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2008 13:08 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Feb-2017 20:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2018 11:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 07:37 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 19-Jun-2023 18:07 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Nature, Operator]] |
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