ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68931
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| Date: | Friday 24 January 1941 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | K7901 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tmimi airfield -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tmimi ALG |
| Tmimi ALG |
On 23 January 1941 eight Gladiators of 3 Sqn RAAF landed at a new ALG at Tmimi after a patrol over an armoured brigade in the Mechili area.
The next day six of them took off from this new airfield at 1000 hrs to carry out a patrol over forward troops in the Martuba-Derna area for protection against ground strafing Italian aircraft. None were encountered and the formation returned to Tmimi at 1200 hrs. Whilst landing, Flg Off J M Davidson in Gladiator K7901 struck a portable battery on the edge of the aerodrome and damaged the tail unit. The pilot was unhurt, but the aircraft wasn’t repairable at the unit. Actually it was not repaired.
Sources:
3 Sqn RAAF History Sheet, available online on the Australian Archives website (http://naa12.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=1158595&isAv=N)
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/gladiator.htm
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raaf_3.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timimi
http://www.maplandia.com/libya/darnah/at-tamimi/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2009 00:14 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Jun-2012 14:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2013 05:45 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2015 17:46 | Jixn | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Jan-2017 11:39 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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