ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2153
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| Date: | Saturday 23 May 1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Hawker Audax Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K3090 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Holywell, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent |
| RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Audax Mk.1 K3090, 2 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 23.5.36 when collided with HT wires during practice attack during Empire Air Display at RAF Hawkinge, near Folkestone and crashed near Holywell, Kent. The crew of two - Flying Officer Paul Wingrave Ashton (pilot, aged 22) and L/AC Joseph Henry Simpson (air gunner, aged 26) - were killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 21)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?6702-circonstance-of-the-death-of-the-following-Officers
4. 2 Squadron RAF ORB (Air Ministry 540) 1927-1939 at http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8406328
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2008 05:17 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Jun-2013 11:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source] |
| 14-Jul-2013 03:17 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 13-Nov-2017 23:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2018 19:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 20:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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