ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2204
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 July 1938 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Hawker Audax (India) |
| Owner/operator: | Lahore AP RAF |
| Registration: | K4839 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Indus, Kundian, near Mianwali, Piplan Tehsil, Punjab Province -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lahore, India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Audax K4839, RAF Aircraft Park Lahore: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 19/7/38 when stalled avoiding cliff in dust storm & crashed at Indus, Kundian, near Mianwali, in the Punjab province, India. It is located in Piplan Tehsil at 32°27'0N 71°28'0E in India (now in Pakistan). Pilot - Flight Lt George Nelson - killed immediately at the crash site. Other crew member L/AC George Green died 21/7/38 of injuries sustained. According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (July 28 1938 page 92 - see link #3):
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
Flt. Lt. George Nelson is missing and is believed to have lost his life in an accident which occurred near Kundian, India, on July 19 to an aircraft of H.Q. Flt, R.A.F., India, and No. 562125 L.A/C George Green died during the night of July 20-21 from injuries received in the same accident. Flt. Lt. Nelson was the pilot of the aircraft and L.A/C. Green the other member of the crew."
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Brtiain, 1976 page 33)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%202182.PDF
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundian
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2008 14:53 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Nov-2009 10:08 | Ajai | Updated |
| 13-Mar-2018 21:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2018 20:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2018 20:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Country] |
| 17-Nov-2019 17:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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