ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2335
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 September 1936 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Hawker Audax Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K5251 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Thorntree Farm, Bassleton Lane, Thornaby, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) on Pilots first night time training flight on night of 22.9.36: the aircraft crashed into woodland near Thorntree Farm, Bassleton Lane, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire. Pilot - Acting Pilot Officer Terence William Rowley (aged 19, of Sydney Road, Twickenham, Middlesex) RAF - killed.
Terence Rowley received his commission to the rank of Acting P/O on probation on 6.7.36, he was posted to 9 FTS on 18.7.36.
Audax K5251 was taken on charge by 9 FTS from its makers, Bristol, having been built to contract 389426/35 their at Filton factory and was delivered to 9 FTS on 17.4.36. The aircraft was written off with Cat.W/FA damage recorded and struck of charge on 3.12.36 with total flying time of 212.40 hours.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 41)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39
4. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/north/k5251.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2008 18:52 | JINX | Added |
| 13-Nov-2017 21:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2018 21:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2018 21:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 19:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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