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| Date: | Thursday 1 December 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 72 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K6144 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Monk Fryston, 6 miles west of Selby, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
31/03/37 Delivered From Manufacturer to 72 Squadron RAF. Operated by "B" Flight at RAF Tangmere, and later RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire
01/12/38 Written off (destroyed) when abandoned in spin, Monk Fryston, 6 miles west of Selby, North Yorkshire (total time on airframe: 122.45 hours). Pilot baled out successfully
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_72.htm
3. https://gpreview.kingborn.net/329000/e42ba3b4420f4de8903288a4499614b7.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk_Fryston
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2009 23:07 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Oct-2009 23:26 | JINX | Updated |
| 15-Jan-2012 02:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:23 | JINX | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 16:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 09-Aug-2013 16:57 | JINX | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Jun-2015 21:25 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 20-Mar-2018 18:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2020 16:01 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 19-May-2024 10:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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