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| Date: | Tuesday 28 July 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 2 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | K7985 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Isle of Wight -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Collided with Gladiator L8030 & crashed during dive-bombing co-operation with RM.
Pilot:P/O 129144 Geoffrey Thomas Chapman 25 RAFVR killed.
Sources:
Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2009 09:36 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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