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| Date: | Wednesday 24 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | K8045 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles W of Audlem, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Collided with Gladiator K7927 & abandoned.
Flt Lt R.G. Kleinmeyer, a New Zealander, and Flt Lt K. Baghe, instructors at RAF Rednal were to fly Gladiators K7927 and K8045 for some air-to-air photography. After the necessary filming and whilst changing formation from echelon to line-astern they collided and both pilots quickly baled out, suffering only slight injuries.
This extract is a summary from part of the full story as it appears in 'Down In Wales 2' by Terence R Hill.
Sources:
Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2009 10:30 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Feb-2012 02:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2013 17:01 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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