On 4th May 1937 this aircraft struck an ambulance on take-off from Thornaby airfield and overturned. Two people on the ground were seriously injured, the pilot escaped serious injury.
Pilot - Acting P/O J G W Jones RAF.
The pilot had been posted to 11 FTS at Wittering on 12th September 1936 and then to 9 FTS on an unknown date. The common nature of his surname makes researching him difficult.
Audax K7310 was built to contract 437223/35 by A.V. Roe Ltd at Chadderton and delivered to 9 FTS on 9th July 1936. It sustained Cat.W/FA damage as a result of this accident detailed above but it was some months befoew it was written off on 6th September 1938 suggesting it was considered for repair. It had flown a total of 238 hours when struck off charge.