ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196699
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 March 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 607 (County of Durham) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7996 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Courcelles-les-Lens, Pas-de-Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Vitry sur Artois |
On 26 March 1940 three Gladiators of 607 Sqn RAF were to carry out a night flying exercise from Vitry sur Artois. The aircraft of Hawkes failed on take off. After carrying out the exercise, the two remaining Gladiators encountered fog over Vitry. According to Dudley Craig, they tried Seclin and Valencienne, all fog bound.
The Gladiators began to get low on fuel, Flg Off William Hubert Rigby Whitty took to his parachute near Courcelles-les-Lens, his Gladiator I K7996 crashed nearby. Flg Off George Dudley ’felt’ his way down and crash-landed in a field one mile from the airfield of Mons-en-Chaussée. His Gladiator I K7967 (L) overturned on landing. Both pilots were uninjured while both aircraft were wrecked and were later collected by No2 & No3 A.S. Parks respectively.
Sources:
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/commonwealth_whitley.htm
http://www.anciens-aerodromes.com/terrains%20aviations/StInglevert.htm
http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/index.php
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf.htm
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courcelles-l%C3%A8s-Lens
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2017 06:47 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 17-Jul-2017 06:58 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
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