Audax (Total: 43, Canadian: 6, Group 0)

Hawker Audax

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Hawker Audax, RAF (Serial No. K2012), ca 1930s.

The Hawker Audax was a Hart variant, designed for army cooperation, seeing much service in the British Empire. The first Audax flew in late 1931 and over 700 Audaxes were produced. The Audax was similar to the Hart, though it had some modifications, including a hook to pick up messages. The Audax was armed with a single .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis light machine gun and a .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun. The Audax was powered by a version of the Kestrel engine and had a maximum speed of 170 mph (274 km/h). A number of variants of the Audax were produced. The Audax saw limited service during the Second World War, ending its service by 1945. Harold Skaarup web pages

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Audax serial A77

s/n A77

as/n K7401

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A 77

Known Units:

Had been RAF K7401. No previous RCAF history. Received from UK Air Ministry.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1940-May-30 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1940-May-30 Classified Instructional CA A 77 2020-06-16
   1943-January-30 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 482

Audax serial A78

s/n A78

as/n K6837

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A 78

Known Units:

Had been RAF K6837. No previous RCAF history. Received from UK Air Ministry.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1940-May-30 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1940-May-30 Classified Instructional CA A 78 2020-06-16
   1943-October-12 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 482

Audax serial A79

s/n A79

as/n K5596

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A 79

Known Units:

Had been RAF K5596. No previous RCAF history. Received from UK Air Ministry.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1940-May-30 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1940-May-30 Classified Instructional CA A 79 2020-06-16
   1942-September-29 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 482

Audax serial A80

s/n A80

as/n K7345

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A 80

Known Units:

Had been RAF K7345. No previous RCAF history. Received from UK Air Ministry.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1940-May-30 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1940-May-30 Classified Instructional CA A 80 2020-06-16
   1943-October-12 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 482

Audax serial A81

s/n A81

as/n K7451

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A 81

Known Units:

Had been RAF K7451. No previous RCAF history. Received from UK Air Ministry.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1940-May-30 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1940-May-30 Classified Instructional CA A 81 2020-06-16
   1942-September-29 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 482

Audax I serial K3100

s/n K3100

K 3100

Known Units:

For winter trials, with Test Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario. Became instructional airframe 748M after returning to RAF.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1933-October-11 Accept from other Air Force received from RAF 2019-08-20
   1933-October-11 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1935-October-19 to RAF returned to RAF 2019-08-20
   1935-October-19 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 499