Incident Hawker Audax Mk I K7550,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202627
 
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Date:Friday 17 November 1939
Time:day
Type:Hawker Audax Mk I
Owner/operator:12 FTS RAF
Registration: K7550
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Coalville Grammar School, Coalville, Leicestershire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Spittalgate, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The Hawker Audax I K7550 of 12 FTS was written off on 17 November 1939 when it hit hedge in forced landing at Coalville Grammar School, Coalville, Leicestershire and turned over.

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 62)
2. http://www.leicestershire-aviation.co.uk/1899-1939.html
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?9424-Audax-I-K7550-17-Nov-1939
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalville

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Dec-2017 11:24 Laurent Rizzotti Added
10-May-2018 23:30 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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