ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68665
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| Date: | Sunday 7 August 1938 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Hawker Demon Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 64 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K8185 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Leicester, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Demon Mk.I K8185, 64 Squadron RAF: Written off (destroyed) 7/8/38 when abandoned, out of fuel, & lost in fog at night. Both crew baled out successfully, and aircraft crashed near Leicester. Wreckage recovered to RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, where aircraft Struck off Charge 5/11/38
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. The Times, London 8/8/38
3. 64 Squadron ORB
4. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?68393-73-Squadron-prewar-casulaties-and-46-Sqn-incident&p=1089512#post1089512
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?13317-Demons-K8185-K8188-64-Sqn-7-August-1938
6. http://www.leicestershire-aviation.co.uk/1899-1939.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2009 22:34 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Nov-2014 17:24 | J.Paco | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 15-Mar-2018 17:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2018 18:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Mar-2018 18:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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