ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209717
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 September 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N2305 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, West Sussex |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Gladiator Mk.II N2305, 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron, RAF Tangmere: Written off (destroyed) 19/9/39 in a mid air collision with Gladiator N2313 during practice attack, near RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex. Pilot of Gladiator N2305 - Flying Officer John Henry Warren (aged 23, Service Number 90253) - was killed
Pilot of Gladiator N2313 - F/O Norman Forbes - baled out and parachuted to safety
Sources:
1. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_605.htm
2. http://www.605squadron.co.uk/squadron_aircraft.html
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/07709.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2018 00:04 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 19:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 03-May-2023 10:45 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Operator]] |
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