 A Hawker Audax similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Date | 4 September 1938 |
|---|---|
| Site | Edmonton, London, England 51°37′20.04″N 0°4′8.12″W / 51.6222333°N 0.0689222°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Hawker Audax |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
| Registration | K7381 |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 13 (including 12 on the ground) |
| Injuries | 17 (ground) |
| Survivors | 0 |
The Edmonton air crash occurred on 4 September 1938. A Hawker Audax (serial number K7381) of No. 1 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, Royal Air Force, based at Hatfield, crashed into a residential area in Edmonton, Middlesex (now Greater London). The aircraft was being flown by a 19-year-old pilot, Sgt Stanley Robert Morris RAFVR.[1][2] The pilot and 12 people on the ground were killed, including four children.