ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69225
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 November 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Fairey Gordon Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 35 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K2755 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Khartoum -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Khartoum, Sudan |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine failed & DBR in crash landing in desert 27/11/35. Probably crashed in Sudan; As a response to the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, the squadron was posted to the Sudan in late 1935, returning to RAF Worthy Down in August 1936.
NOTE: The Aircraft Record card (Air Ministry Form AM1180) for this aircraft is missing from the RAF Museum Records
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. https://35squadron.wordpress.com/category/fairey-gordon-losses-and-incidents/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._35_Squadron_RAF#Between_the_Wars
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2009 06:55 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Jun-2013 18:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2013 16:40 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:17 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2013 14:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2013 14:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2013 21:11 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2015 17:49 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Mar-2018 11:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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