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| Date: | Tuesday 17 November 1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gauntlet Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 46 (Uganda) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7795 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pepperscombe Farm, Newham Lane , Steyning, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey |
Gloster Gauntlet Mk.1 K7795, 46 (Uganda) Squadron, RAF Kenley: Written off (destroyed) 17/11/36 when flew into a hill in bad weather under low cloud, Pepperscombe Farm, Newham Lane, Steyning, West Sussex. Crew - Sgt Fred Charles William Roger (pilot, aged 28) RAF - killed.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2009 23:32 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jan-2012 04:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2013 04:59 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 14:52 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Operator, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 22:47 | JINX | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 09:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 19:38 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2014 04:33 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:03 | Faun Kane | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 06-Jun-2015 16:19 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2018 16:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Apr-2018 13:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jul-2023 11:12 | Nepa | Updated |
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