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| Date: | Monday 26 July 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7993 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF North Weald, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Weald, Essex |
| RAF North Weald, Essex |
19/07/37 Delivered from Manufacturer to 56 Squadron, RAF North Weald, Essex
26/07/37 Landed too fast and overshot into ditch at RAF North Weald, Essex. Pilot (un-named) not injured
08/10/37 Struck Off Charge (8.20 hrs).
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_56.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2009 11:36 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Jan-2012 14:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 17-Jul-2013 19:42 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 14:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 09-Aug-2013 16:55 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 03-Jun-2015 15:25 | Quentin | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 09-Mar-2018 21:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Nov-2018 21:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 01-May-2023 18:24 | Nepa | Updated |
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