ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69189
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| Date: | Sunday 3 May 1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Fairey Gordon Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 35 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K2626 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Atbara, River Nile State -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Khartoum, Sudan |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fairey Gordon Mk.1 K2626, 35 Sqaudron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 3/5/36 when stalled after take-off & hit ground being Destroyed By Fire, at Atbara, River Nile State, Sudan (at approximate Coordinates: 17°43′N 33°59′E). All three crew killed
Crew:
Pilot: Pilot Officer Frank Frederick Essam RAF killed.
LAC Jack Trundle Read RAF killed.
LAC Thomas Richard Newton RAF killed.
According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (May 14, 1936 page 517 - see ;link #2):
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
The Air Ministry regrets to announce that Pilot Officer Frank Read Essam, No. 564390, Leading Aircraftsman Jack Trundle Read, and No. 364905 Leading Aircraftsman Thomas Richard Newton, lost their lives on May 3, 1936 to an aircraft of No.35 (Bomber) Squadron. Pilot Officer Essam Squadron was the pilot and Leading Aircraftsman Read and Leading Aircraftsman Newton the passengers".
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201252.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atbara
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2009 12:31 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Jun-2013 18:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2013 04:48 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:17 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2013 14:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2013 14:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2013 21:11 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2015 17:50 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Apr-2018 14:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2018 14:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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