ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68896
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| Date: | Saturday 24 April 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gauntlet Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7868 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF North Weald, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Weald, Essex |
| RAF North Weald, Essex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II K7868, 151 Sqaudron RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 24/4/37 when crashed in forced landing at RAF North Weald, Essex. According to a published source (see link #2):
"North Weald hosted two single seat Gloster fighter aircraft in the 1930s, the Gauntlet and the Gladiator operated by 56 and 151 squadrons. Both types suffered a number of mishaps, largely confined to the airfield itself"
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.brynelliott.co.uk/about_htm_files/WESTESSEXcrashesMishaps2Peacetime.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2009 15:26 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Feb-2012 09:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 22-Jul-2013 03:58 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 13-Aug-2013 14:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Aug-2013 21:42 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 20-Sep-2014 08:02 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2018 17:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2018 18:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Sep-2020 08:43 | db | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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