Accident Bristol Bulldog Mk IIA K3176,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68581
 
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Date:Saturday 23 May 1936
Time:day
Type:Bristol Bulldog Mk IIA
Owner/operator:17 Sqn RAF
Registration: K3176
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Kenley Common, Surrey, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey
Destination airport:RAF Kenley, Surrey
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Bristol Bulldog K3176: Written off (destroyed) 23/5/36 when failed to recover from spin & crashed into tree near Kenley Common, Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey. Pilot killed.

Sources:

1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. 17 Squadron RAF ORB (Air Ministry Form 540) 1914-1939: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8408894
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201423.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Oct-2009 22:26 JINX Added
21-Jun-2013 11:28 Nepa Updated [Operator]
12-Jul-2013 08:12 JINX Updated [Operator, Source]
28-Mar-2018 15:55 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration]
06-Apr-2018 15:32 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
01-Nov-2018 17:42 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator]
10-Jul-2023 21:44 Nepa Updated [[Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator]]

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