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Air disaster in Edmonton 1938
« on: Monday 11 February 08 12:23 GMT (UK) »
In september 1938 there was an accident where a RAF plane crashed into an estate building killing i think 29 people Sad, this was spose to of made big news but i have found only 1 snipit of info about it.

Has anyone here heard about it at all or got any info on it please.

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Re: Air disaster in Edmonton 1938
« Reply #1 on: Monday 11 February 08 13:05 GMT (UK) »
 the plane was a hawker Audax and an enquiry found it was  caused by unauthorised low flying if you go to 
https://www.britishpathe.co  site and put Edmonton  london in search you will see  still photo's. also a site called Quick topic lower edmonton message number 2662 you will find full details.
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Re: Air disaster in Edmonton 1938
« Reply #2 on: Monday 11 February 08 13:24 GMT (UK) »
The link dosent work what you gave me so i put com instead and i got it, saw the stills thanx for tht, where does it say what plane though as aint seen that?

Thankyou for replying.
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Re: Air disaster in Edmonton 1938
« Reply #3 on: Monday 11 February 08 13:36 GMT (UK) »
The quick topic site i went to and you cant view other messages about other topics!!! so i dont know if i was at the right site or not.
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Re: Air disaster in Edmonton 1938
« Reply #4 on: Monday 11 February 08 14:07 GMT (UK) »
http://anidea.co.uk/lower-edmonton/quicktopic/  message no 2662    try this
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Re: Air disaster in Edmonton 1938
« Reply #5 on: Monday 11 February 08 14:09 GMT (UK) »
have researched the accident up to a point and have newspaper cuttings regarding the incident. There is more work to do!

The aircraft was a Hawker "Audax", K7381, piloted by Sgt. S.R. Morris attached to the 1st Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School, Hatfield. An RAF Court of Enquiry found that the accident was due to unauthorised low flying. A convenient outcome for the RAFas the engine of the aircraft appeared to be faltering immediately prior to the crash. I have already found an incorrect RAF decision with an air accident that affected my own civilian family when they were killed by a crashing aircraft whilst they were "foot passengers on the highway" during WWII.

I went to Dunholme Road in 1999 and took photographs of the houses that were originally affected; to Edmonton Cemetery to photograph the memorial and to the Central Library to photograph the Roll of Honour board.
The best eyewitness information is that available in the report from C.D. Angier, the Housing Supervisor for Edmonton Council dated 12th September 1938 and addressed to the Chairman and Members of the Housing Committee of Edmonton Council.

Mr. Angier was clearly very much "on the ball" and was on the scene very soon after the accident and explains the action he and his colleagues took to get the situation under some control. He lists those people killed and injured by name and what was happening to the properties affected on his arrival and after. He also lists the work and cost of repairs. This information is in the archives of the Local History Unit at the Town Hall in Green Lanes and was supplied to me by the kindness of Graham Dalling the Local History Officer in 1998.
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Re: Air disaster in Edmonton 1938
« Reply #6 on: Monday 11 February 08 14:10 GMT (UK) »
  copied & pasted above in case you couldn't get it
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Re: Air disaster in Edmonton 1938
« Reply #7 on: Monday 11 February 08 14:25 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou, there is quite a bit of info there, do you know where there is any sites with photos of the victims at all? thats what i cant find.
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