ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207548
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| Date: | Saturday 23 July 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Fury I |
| Owner/operator: | 11 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K2115 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mardan, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province -
 India
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Risalpur, Nowshera District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Hart K2115, 11 Squadron, RAF Risalpur: Written off (destroyed) 23/7/38 when failed to recover from spin, near Mardan, Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, India (now part of Pakistan) at approximate Coordinates: 34°12′4.4″N 72°01′33″E. Pilot Flying Officer Walter Louis Rowbotham killed. According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (August 18, 1938 page 153 - see link #3)
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
F/O Walter Louis Rowbottcm lost his life in an accident which occurred at Mardan, India, on July 23, to an aircraft of No. 11 (Bomber) Squadron, Risalpur, India"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 13)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%202345.PDF
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardan
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2018 23:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2022 19:30 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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