On 2nd October 1936 this No.9 Flying Training School aircraft was attempting a landing at night when it overshot the flarepath at Thornaby airfield and hit a fence.
The aircraft was badly damaged though it is thought the pilot was not seriously injured. He would later be the pilot of Audax K7319 which
crashed at Thornaby at the end of November 1936.
Pilot - LAC E Lyall RAF.
It is possible that the pilot was one Ernest Lyall RAF (580214) who was to be killed on 26th January 1942 serving with 36 Squadron.
He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial and was twenty seven years old.
Audax K5149 was built to contract 389426/35 by Bristol at Filton and was delivered to 9 FTS on 9th April 1936. The aircraft was written off following the incident above with Cat.W/FA damage recorded though it was struck off charge some months later on 9th April 1937, it may have been considered for repair during in this period. It had a total flying time of 153.05 hours.
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