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| Date: | Friday 15 October 1937 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Fairey Gordon Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Eastchurch SF RAF |
| Registration: | K2612 |
| MSN: | F.1593 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Eastchurch, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent |
Fairey Gordon Mk.I K2612, Station Flight, RAF Eastchurch: Written off 15/10/37 when undershot flare path on landing & flew into ground being damaged beyond repair. The aircraft had only recently been delivered - on 4/10/37 - from 35 Squadron, RAF.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17966.0
3. https://35squadron.wordpress.com/2018/02/20/1937/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2009 12:02 | JINX | Added |
| 14-Jul-2013 08:45 | JINX | Updated [Source, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:17 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 14:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 08-Mar-2018 17:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Nov-2018 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:57 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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