ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209978
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| Date: | Saturday 25 November 1939 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Northolt SF RAF |
| Registration: | K8012 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Monken Hadley Common, Cockfosters, near Barnet, Middlesex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Northolt, Middlesex |
| RAF Northolt | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Gladiator Mk I K8012, RAF Northolt Station Flight: Written off (destroyed) 25/11/39 when broke up in spin at Monken Hadley Common, Cockfosters, near Barnet, Middlesex (at approximate co ordinates 51°39′ 35.28″N, 0° 0′ 39″W). Aircraft was engaged on a weather reconnaissance sortie.
Pilot - Flying Officer Bryan Graham of No.65 Sqdn, RAF, (New Zealander, Service Number 40341, aged 26) - was killed. R.I.P.
Aircraft written off and formally struck off charge on 7/12/39.
Ice was considered to have been a factor leading to loss of control and the accident. The Court of Inquiry records aircraft as being seen at about 1,000 feet, engine back-firing and smoke coming from tail, then disappearing into cloud, climbing slightly, when two loud bangs were heard and it reappeared descending steeply, streaming black smoke. Several objects fell from it as it spiralled down to the ground. The wings were found several hundred yards away from the fuselage. The Court considered that ice formation may have been a contributing cause to the accident.
The pilot was buried at Northwood Cemetery, Northwood, Middlesex. Cemetery/memorial reference: Section C, Grave 40.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1975 page 66)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2735507/graham,-bryan/
4. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_sf.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monken_Hadley_Common
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2018 20:45 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 15:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 03-Dec-2018 17:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2019 19:07 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-May-2022 23:08 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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