ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68925
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| Date: | Monday 20 July 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1411 (Met) Flt RAF |
| Registration: | K7893 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heliopolis, Almaza, north-east of Cairo. -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Heliopolis, Almaza, Cairo |
Transferred in July 1941 from RAAF 3 Sqn to 1411 (Met) Flight., Heliopolis, Egypt. 1411 Flight formed on 14th April 1941. Redesignated 1411 (Met) Flight in January 1942. As 1411 (Met) Flight the unit was entirely manned and serviced by Egyptian personnel, although there was the odd RAF pilot in the unit. The aircraft even carried Egyptian markings. The following Gladiators were used, K6138, K7893, K7913, K7925, K7961, K7963, K8003, K8008, N5825 and N5830.
Gladiator K7893: Lost by enemy action at Heliopolis, Egypt. on 20/7/1942
not clear is the "enemy action" in question was on the ground or in the air.
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://raf-112-squadron.org/112_sqn_gladiators.html
3. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_mf.htm
4. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/gladiator.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2009 23:41 | JINX | Added |
| 20-Jan-2012 12:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:49 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 24-May-2015 20:59 | Unitex | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Mar-2018 21:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2018 13:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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