ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68981
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| Date: | Thursday 14 May 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 59 RSU RAF |
| Registration: | K7957 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | LG.13/Sidi Haneish West Airfield, 235 miles WNW of Cairo -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| LG.13/Sidi Haneish West Airfield, 235 miles WNW of Cairo |
Gloster Gladiator Mk.I K7957, 59 RSU (Repair & Servicing Unit), RAF (ex-94 Squadron). Written off 14/5/42 when engine failed, overturned & Damaged Beyond Repair in cross-wind landing. at LG.13 (Landing Ground 13)/Sidi Haneish West Airfield in Egypt, in the western desert, about 235 miles (376 km) west-northwest of Cairo (at approximate co ordinates 31°08′30″N 027°31′10″E (West Airfield).
LG.13 (Sidi Haneish West Airfield) was apparently abandoned by the end of 1942, after the western desert campaign moved into Libya, and eventually was taken over by the desert.
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidi_Haneish_Airfield
3. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_94.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2009 08:47 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Mar-2018 20:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 19:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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