Not allowed a copy? Her daughter? Disgusting!
I sincerely hope that someone reading this thread is in a position to give her a copy, if she still doesn’t have one – I certainly would if I could!

I have a reference here from page 136 of “The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II” by David Mondey:
“From 1937 onwards, the Hawker Audax was fitted with the de-rated Kestrel X engine and used by training schools”.
Could that be the reason?

Some of my pix taken at the Museum are included in this thread:
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=43737&highlight=Newark

Count me in for a contribution to a memorial, too, when the time for it arrives.

Heston Phoenix

Photo of the prototype, from page 31 of “Hendon to Farnborough” compiled by Mike Hooks.

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Aircraft/Serials/VintageTrainers.htm
According to this source, Indian Air Force HU-488, later VT-DOW then G-BINH and crashed.

Denis, my same source has ND784 flying at the RAE with the Armstrong Siddeley ASX in the bomb bay in April 1943.
Tony C, the later Francis K Mason “British Bombers” quotes the same information as my 1990 reprint of the A.J. Jackson book.
My research (into first flights) has often shown that mistakes are repeated in different books – I have no primary sources, I am afraid!

According to Putnam’s Avro book (page 375):
ND784 was a Lancaster VI allocated to Power Jets Ltd and equipped for mounting a variety of test engines in the bomb bay. Known as the “Lancaster Universal Test Bed” it flew at the RAE with four Merlin XXs and a 2600 lb thrust ASX in the bomb bay; later with four 1750 hp Merlin 85s in annular cowlings and a Mamba in the nose.