ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68917
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 December 1940 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | K6142 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Gerawla -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gerawla |
| Advance Landing Ground 74 |
On departure from Gerawla for a ferry flight to ALG.74 the engine cut out immediately after take-off causing the aircraft to run into a Wadi where it nosed over and caused extensive damage to the main plane and undercarriage. Pilot AUS493 PLTOFF John Francis Jackson received minor injuries. The aircraft was collected by RAF No 51 Repair & Salvage Unit for repair. Soon after the aircraft was declared unrepairable; struck off charge and converted to spares.
Sources:
3 Sqn Operations Record Book (RAAF Form A50)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2009 23:02 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Oct-2009 23:23 | JINX | Updated |
| 04-Apr-2013 08:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:49 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 07-Dec-2015 18:33 | Froome | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 28-Mar-2016 07:22 | Paul McGuiness | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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