ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68542
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 March 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Bristol Bulldog Mk IIA |
| Owner/operator: | Aldergrove Met Flt RAF |
| Registration: | K1686 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Portadown, Co. Down, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aldergrove, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bristol Bulldog Mk.IIA K1686, RAF Met. Flight, Aldergrove: Written off 9/3/37 when engine failed in snowstorm on met recce flight. Aircraft Damaged Beyond Repair in crash landing at Portadown, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
This accident was the second time that a Bristol Bulldog of the RAF Met Flight at Aldergrove had crashed in quick succession (after K1687 had crashed on 27/1/37). Following the crash of a third Bulldog (K1660) at Parkgate on 14/4/37, it was decided to re-equip the flight with Gloster Gauntlets and three of these more powerful biplanes were collected from Speke in July 1937.
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://ulsteraviationsociety.org/met-flights
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2009 10:29 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:11 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2013 14:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Apr-2018 17:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2019 14:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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