Last Flights of the Hawker Hart and Audax in the RAF.

[Jagan]

I believe this should be in the SEAC or Far East. Capturing some notes here.


9th August 1943 - Hart K2120 was flown to Quetta for handing over to 7 SoTT



Audaxes were flown in August 1943 by No.3 Squadron IAF, and then by 151 OTU

28 August 1943 - Audax K5142 hack aircraft flown by Wg Cdr K K Majumdar
3 September 1943 - Audax K7450 hack aircraft flown by Wg Cdr K K Majumdar on
9-Sept-1943- Audax K3098 of 3 Squadron is noted to have swung into ditch at Miranshah
10 Sept - 30 Sept - Audaxes K8328, K4840, K5563, K5561 noted operating in Miranshah area.
28 November 1943 - Audax K5561 noted in Miranshah - Kohat.
17 December 1943 - Audax K8328 is noted as crashed landing at Miranshah
28 December 1943 - Audax K5327 operated in Waziristan - but its an incorrect serial. Most likely this is K5237


1944
16 Jan 1944 Audax K5561 made forced landing at Bannu. Hack aircraft from Kohat.

[Jagan]

From the National Archives in India

As of 30th June 1943 - Audax Strength in India - 16 (9 with a TacR Squadron (No.3 IAF) and 7 with 4 Units)

[GSinclair]

RAF Census End May 1943, last mention of types.
46 Hart light bomber, 5 UK, 12 NW Africa, 29 India.
139 Hart trainer, 13 UK, 13 Middle East, 113 South Africa,
175 Audax ("Hart variant"), 30 UK, 17 Middle East, 77 South Africa, 51 India.

This is down from 56 Hart light bomber, 144 trainer and 234 Audax as of end February 1943.