Incident Gloster Gauntlet Mk II K7805,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68848
 
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Date:Monday 7 December 1936
Time:night
Type:Gloster Gauntlet Mk II
Owner/operator:56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF
Registration: K7805
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF North Weald, Essex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF North Weald, Essex
Destination airport:RAF North Weald, Essex
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Gloster Gauntlet K7805: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 7/12/36 when overshot flarepath on landing at RAF North Weald, Essex. Aircraft hit building, being Damaged Beyond Repair.

Sources:

1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. 56 Squadron RAF ORB (Air Ministry Form 540) 1/6/16-30/9/39: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8451848
3. http://www.brynelliott.co.uk/about_htm_files/WESTESSEXcrashesMishaps2Peacetime.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Oct-2009 03:32 JINX Added
15-Jan-2012 14:37 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source]
15-Jul-2013 08:33 JINX Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source]
02-Aug-2013 13:18 JINX Updated [Operator, Location]
02-Aug-2013 14:36 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport]
03-Aug-2013 15:17 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location]
04-Aug-2013 19:39 JINX Updated [Operator, Location]
25-Oct-2013 20:06 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
17-Dec-2013 17:42 Nepa Updated [Operator]
03-Jun-2015 15:25 Quentin Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport]
08-Apr-2018 17:30 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
01-May-2023 18:23 Nepa Updated [[Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]]

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