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| Date: | Wednesday 9 September 1936 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Fairey Gordon Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K2606 |
| MSN: | F.1587 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jisr-el-Mejami RLG, Beit She'an Valley, Palestine -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ramleh, Palestine |
| Jisr-el-Mejamie RLG, Palestine |
Fairey Gordon Mk.1 K2606. 14 Squadron, RAF: Written off 9/9/36 when undershot landing at night at Jisr Mejami RLG (Relief Landing Ground) Palestine. Aircraft Damaged Beyond Repair after overturning
NOTE: The crash location is known as Jisr el-Majami in Arabic and as Gesher Naharayim in Hebrew. It is now a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northeastern Israel at approximate Coordinates: 32°37′16.69″N 35°33′7.56″E
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesher,_Israel
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._14_Squadron_RAF#Between_the_wars
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2009 11:16 | JINX | Added |
| 11-Apr-2018 19:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Apr-2018 19:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Oct-2018 17:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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