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| Date: | Friday 12 January 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 112 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7944 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Helwan, 15 miles south of Cairo -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Helwan |
Gladiator K7944: Overshot landing into fence & DBR. 12/01/1940
Sources:
Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2009 00:19 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Jan-2012 14:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 21-Jul-2013 18:28 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 13-Aug-2013 16:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2013 22:23 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Feb-2015 16:30 | Gagarin | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 10-Apr-2024 09:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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