ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69226
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| Date: | Monday 12 April 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Fairey Gordon Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K2756 |
| MSN: | F.1883 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Aldergrove, Belfast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Worthy Down, Winchester, Hampshire |
| RAF Aldergrove, Belfast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Gordon Mk.1 K2756: delivered to 35 Squadron RAF 23rd September 1935. It was being utilised for Service Training at RAF Aldergrove, Belfast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, on 12th April 1937. Its crew comprised:
R.N. Wardell (pilot)
Unknown other crew member
The AM Form 1180 shows “Pilot failed to see white cross which had been placed to mark bad ground on the aerodrome. Aircraft landed on soft ground and turned over on its back”
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. https://35squadron.wordpress.com/2017/05/17/fairey-gordon-k2756-12041937/
3. 35 Squadron RAF ORB (Air Ministry Form 540) 01/01/34-31/3/41: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8410994
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._35_Squadron_RAF#Between_the_Wars
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2009 06:57 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Jun-2013 18:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2013 04:49 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 02-Aug-2013 14:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 04-Aug-2013 21:12 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 04-Jun-2015 17:49 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 05-Mar-2018 11:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2018 19:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2022 04:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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