ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68993
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 March 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 87 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7966 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Debden, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Debden, Essex |
| RAF Debden, Essex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
21/06/37 Delivered From Manufacturer as 87 Squadron's first Gloster Gladiator (K7968 arrived later the same day as their second)
23/03/38 Written off (damaged beyond repair) when overshot on landing and hit hedge at RAF Debden, Essex. Pilot survived, albeit injured.
30/04/38 Struck Off Charge (total time in airframe 139.35 hrs).
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_87.htm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._87_Squadron_RAF#World_War_II
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2009 00:11 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 17-Jul-2013 19:42 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 11-Mar-2018 19:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2018 16:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-May-2023 18:30 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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