Audax K7357 of 6 FTS Forcelanded in a Hailstorm and overturned 27.10.1936

[paulmcmillan]

Audax K7357 of 6 FTS Forcelanded in a Hailstorm and overturned 27.10.1936 - A picture of it is in Somerset Guardian of 30th Oct 1936 where it mentions the Pilot as being F/O then P/O R D Pape attached to "RAF Netheravon" he had slight wounds to his face and was taken to Frome hospital


I wonder if anyone can ID "R D Pape" - I wonder if he was at 6 FTS or a Sqn at Netheravon or even doing a cross Country exercise while at 6 FTS


The plane was repaired and was abandoned while lost on night navex Bhiwani, 64 miles WNW of Delhi 14.11.41

Thanks Paul

[paulmcmillan]

Maybe #937484



Military Medal.
Warrant Officer.
Richard Bernard PAPE (937484), R.A.F.V.R

But Pape was a Navigator

Richard Bernard Pape also 809054 ??

[Ross_McNeill]

F1180 has Acting P/O R D Tate

So Robert Duncan Tate

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/.../2457/data.pdf

Ross

[paulmcmillan]

Ross

Many Many Thanks for sorting out this mystery

Kind Regards

Paul

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=14639

Date: 12-NOV-1938
Time: day
Type: Bristol Blenheim Mk I
Owner/operator: 139 (Jamaica) Squadron Royal Air Force (139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF)
Registration: L1208

Bristol Blenheim Mk.I L1208, 139 (Jamaica) Squadron, RAF Wyton: Written off (destroyed) when control lost in cloud & stalled diving into ground near Rugeley, Staffordshire 12/11/38. All three crew killed:

Flying Officer Robert Duncan Tate (aged 23) killed
Corporal Headley George Kennett (aged 27) killed
AC1 Robert Cyril Salter (aged 18) killed