ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68849
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 May 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gauntlet Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 19 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7808 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II K7808, 19 Sqaudron RAF: Written off (destroyed) 4/5/38 when control lost in loop & aircraft abandoned near Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire. Pilot, Sgt Sidney John Andrews (Service #590222) used parachute to bail out and survived uninjured.
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?13771-P-O-Jerrard-Jefferies-Baleout-April-May-1938
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2009 03:34 | JINX | Added |
| 08-Jun-2015 18:03 | Fort Knox | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2018 15:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2018 15:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
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