ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69104
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| Date: | Friday 14 July 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 80 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K8010 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles North of Halfway House, near Wadi Natrun -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aboukir, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
18/08/37: Delivered to the RAF from Manufacturer.
28/03/38: To Packing Depot for crating for overseas shipment.
28/04/38: To Aircraft Depot Aboukir for 80 Squadron, RAF
14/07/39: Hit ground while recovering from dive during ground attack exercise 4 miles North of Halfway House, near Wadi Natrun, Egypt. Destroyed by fire; pilot (Pilot Officer Rodney James Bartholomew) killed
10/08/39: Struck Off Charge (total time on airframe 225.50 hours).
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_80.htm
3. Flight magazine 20/7/39 page 67 at https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1939/1939-1-%20-%200217.PDF
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/04962.php
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?21675-CAIRO-NEW-BRITISH-PROTESTANT-CEMETERY-Non-World-War-Dead
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2009 13:34 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:24 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2015 11:08 | BlB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2018 19:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2018 00:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
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