Accident Hawker Audax Mk I K7505,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2494
 
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Date:Wednesday 30 August 1939
Time:day
Type:Hawker Audax Mk I
Owner/operator:4 FTS RAF
Registration: K7505
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Rutbah Wells, Al Anbar Province -   Iraq
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Rutbah, Iraq
Destination airport:RAF Rutbah
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hawker Audax Mk.1 K7505, 4 FTS, RAF Abu Sueir, Ismailia, Egypt: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 30/8/39 when dived into the ground off turn in circuit, near Rutbah Wells, Al-Anbar Province, Iraq. Both crew killed:

Pilot Officer Clive James (pilot) killed
LAC Harry Lee (Air Gunner, aged 20) killed

Sources:

1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. RAF Casualties-1939.
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Feb-2008 11:25 JINX Added
06-Mar-2013 18:22 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
26-Jun-2013 18:58 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
14-Jul-2013 03:37 JINX Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
08-Mar-2018 19:11 Dr. John Smith Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Mar-2018 22:00 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative]
23-Nov-2018 18:30 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]

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