ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69212
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| Date: | Saturday 9 November 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Fairey Gordon Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K2720 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
9 November 1935, Fairey Gordon I K2720, 40 Squadron, RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Written off (destroyed) in a collision with Hawker Hart K4371, near RAF Abingdon, which was en route on a ferry/positioning flight from RAF Cardington, Bedfordshire to Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
After breaking formation, No.2 of the Hart section climbed and dived and turned 180 deg and flew into a Gordon of the section following. Pilot of Fairey Gordon I K2720 Sgt William Park (aged 28, and a Canadian national) was killed
Crew of Hawker Hart (Special) K4371 were both killed, they were:
Flying Officer Alexander Ross (aged 24)
L/AC John Waugh (aged 26)
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?624-Collision-Over-Abingdon-9-11-35
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2009 00:49 | JINX | Added |
| 16-May-2013 16:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2013 04:47 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 01-Mar-2018 18:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2018 18:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2018 00:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2018 19:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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