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| Date: | Monday 12 April 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Fairey Gordon Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 35 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K2756 |
| MSN: | F.1883 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Aldergrove, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Worthy Down, Hampshire |
| RAF Aldergrove, Co. Antrim |
Fairey Gordon K2756: delivered to 35 Squadron RAF on 23/09/1935.
It was being utilised for Service Training at RAF Aldergrove, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, on 12/04/1937.
Pilot failed to see white cross which had been placed to mark bad ground on the aerodrome.
Aircraft landed on soft ground and turned over on its back”
Its crew comprised:
P/O (37140) Richard Neville WARDELL (pilot) RAF : Ok
Unknown other crew member
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. https://35squadron.wordpress.com/2017/05/17/fairey-gordon-k2756-12041937/
3. 35 Squadron RAF ORB (Air Ministry Form 540) 01/01/34-31/3/41: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8410994
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._35_Squadron_RAF#Between_the_Wars
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2009 06:57 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Jun-2013 18:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 18-Jul-2013 04:49 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 14:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 21:12 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 04-Jun-2015 17:49 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, ] |
| 05-Mar-2018 11:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2018 19:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Nov-2022 04:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 24-Jul-2024 21:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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