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| Date: | Wednesday 8 June 1938 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 87 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K8028 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Debden, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Debden, Essex |
| RAF Debden |
08/09/37 Delivered From Manufacturer to RAF at Debden, and assigned to 87 Squadron
22/04/38 Undershot approach at night and hit tree at Debden. Destroyed by fire.
08/06/38 Struck Off Charge (total 63.40 hours on the airframe).
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_87.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2009 22:35 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 17-Jul-2013 19:46 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 13-Mar-2018 17:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Nov-2018 16:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 01-May-2023 18:31 | Nepa | Updated |
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