Incident Gloster Gauntlet Mk II K5345,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68840
 
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Date:Friday 28 October 1938
Time:night
Type:Gloster Gauntlet Mk II
Owner/operator:17 Sqn RAF
Registration: K5345
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent
Destination airport:RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II K5345, 17 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 28/10/38 when undershot approach at night & flew into ground at Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire. Relegated to a GIA (Ground Instructional Air Frame) 1198M in December 1938

Sources:

1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1938

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Oct-2009 23:18 JINX Added
18-Mar-2018 01:45 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Nov-2018 18:43 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator]

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