On 18th August 1936 this aircraft was damaged at Thornaby airfield following a landing at night, the aircraft undershot, hit a hedge
and the aircraft overturned. The pilot sustained injuries and the aircraf was badly damaged.
Pilot - LAC W F Gascoigne RAF, injured.
The 1937 RAF Rugby team featured a service man with the same initials and surname as
this pilot and they could well be one and the same.
Audax K5171 was built to contract 389427/35 by A.V. Roe at Chadderton and delivered to 9 FTS on 30th June 1936.
The aircraft was written off with Cat.W/FA damage recorded after the incident at Thornaby and was struck off charge
on 16th October 1936 with a total of 29.10hrs flying time.