ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68860
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 May 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gauntlet Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | Odiham SF RAF |
| Registration: | K7836 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near South Warnborough, Hampshire. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Odiham, Hampshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II K7836 of the Station Flight, RAF Odiham: Written off (destroyed) 4/5/38 when Abandoned while on fire in flight, and came down near South Wanborough, Hampshire. (Aircraft may have been trying to make an emergency landing at RAF Worthy Down, which is near South Wanborough). Pilot was Pilot Officer Jerrard Jefferies
Pilot Officer Jerrard Jefferies joined the RAF on a short service commission in October 1936. He was posted to 3 FTS, Grantham on 11/1/37, was awarded his pilot wings 19/4/37, and joined 17 Squadron at RAF Kenley, Surrey on 7/8/37. He bailed out successfully, and landed uninjured.
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?13771-P-O-Jerrard-Jefferies-Baleout-April-May-1938
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?13433-May-4-1938-Incident-1-Gauntlet-K7836-Station-Flight-Odiham
4. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Jefferies.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2009 03:56 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Mar-2018 15:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2018 17:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:58 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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