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| Date: | Monday 29 November 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 80 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7906 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Debden, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Debden, Essex |
| RAF Debden, Essex |
Delivered new from the manufacturers to 80 Squadron, RAF Debden 11/4/37: Written off 29/11/37: Aileron jammed by trailing aerial; lost height and hit ditch in forced landing, RAF Debden, Essex. Pilot - Pilot Officer Percy Oldroyd unhurt. Airframe struck off charge 22/4/38 (total time on airframe 87.10 hrs)
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_80.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?9237-Gladiator-prangs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2009 03:14 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:10 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 14-Jul-2013 08:47 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 15-Jun-2015 11:04 | Victor I | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 08-Mar-2018 21:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2023 18:30 | Nepa | Updated |
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