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| Date: | Monday 7 December 1936 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Gloster Gauntlet Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7805 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF North Weald, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Weald, Essex |
| RAF North Weald, Essex |
Gloster Gauntlet K7805: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 7/12/36 when overshot flarepath on landing at RAF North Weald, Essex. Aircraft hit building, being Damaged Beyond Repair.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. 56 Squadron RAF ORB (Air Ministry Form 540) 1/6/16-30/9/39: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8451848
3. http://www.brynelliott.co.uk/about_htm_files/WESTESSEXcrashesMishaps2Peacetime.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2009 03:32 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Jan-2012 14:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 15-Jul-2013 08:33 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:18 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 14:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 15:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 19:39 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 25-Oct-2013 20:06 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 17-Dec-2013 17:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Jun-2015 15:25 | Quentin | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 08-Apr-2018 17:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2023 18:23 | Nepa | Updated |
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