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Hawker Audax (Canadian: 6 )

Hawker Audax

(RAF Photo)
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

Wkikpedia Wikipedia Hawker Audax

General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

CASPIR Aircraft Groups:

RCAF On Strength (6)

last update: 2021-08-28 21:03:50

Audax A77

s/n

A77

inst

A 77

as/n

K7401

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.
Hamble UK

Had been RAF K7401. No previous RCAF history. Received from UK Air Ministry. 2024-03-09
   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 A78

s/n

A78

inst

A 78

as/n

K6837

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.
Hamble UK

Had been RAF K6837. No previous RCAF history. Received from UK Air Ministry. 2024-03-09
   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 A79

s/n

A79

inst

A 79

as/n

K5596

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.
Hamble UK

Had been RAF K5596. No previous RCAF history. Received from UK Air Ministry. 2024-03-09
   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 A80

s/n

A80

inst

A 80

as/n

K7345

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.
Hamble UK

Had been RAF K7345. No previous RCAF history. Received from UK Air Ministry. 2024-03-09
   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 A81

s/n

A81

inst

A 81

as/n

K7451

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.
Hamble UK

Had been RAF K7451. No previous RCAF history. Received from UK Air Ministry. 2024-03-09
   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 K3100

s/n

K3100

For winter trials, with Test Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario. Became instructional airframe 748M after returning to RAF. 0000-01-01
   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

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

Hawker Audax

CASPIR Aircraft Groups:

Audax A77

Audax A78

Audax A79

Audax A80

Audax A81

Audax K3100

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