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| Date: | Thursday 8 July 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gauntlet Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K5351 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF North Weald, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Weald, Essex |
In April 1936, 151 Squadron moved into RAF North Weald, Essex, equipped with the Gloster Gauntlet Mk II. The squadron was to keep this type until the introduction of the Hawker Hurricane early in 1940. Gloster Gauntlet K5351 of 151 Squadron was written off when it crashed while taking off from North Weald on July 8, 1937.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://nwamuseum.co.uk/IncidentsWestEssexto2000-1.pdf
3. http://www.brynelliott.co.uk/about_htm_files/WESTESSEXcrashesMishaps2Peacetime.pdf
4. 151 Squadron RAF ORB (RAF Form 540) 01/08/36-30/09/39: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8389478
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2009 23:22 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Feb-2012 09:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 22-Jul-2013 04:01 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 13-Aug-2013 14:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2013 22:14 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 20-Sep-2014 08:03 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 10-Nov-2014 15:10 | Shout | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Apr-2018 21:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Oct-2018 18:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 08-Sep-2020 08:44 | db | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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