Mid-air collision Accident Gloster Gladiator Mk 1 G-20,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89112
 
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Date:Tuesday 14 March 1939
Time:
Type:Gloster Gladiator Mk 1
Owner/operator:1/I/2 Aéronautique Militaire Belge
Registration: G-20
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Schaffen AFB, Flemish Brabant -   Belgium
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Schaffen
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Pilot: René Ludger Florent Pirlot - killed
Mid air Collision with Gloster Gladiator G-23 during aerobatics.

Sources:

http://vvjack.be/PORTAIL//articles.php?pg=art118

http://www.google.be/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CC0QFjAC&url=http%3A%2F
%2Fwww.bamfbamrs.be%2FDillien%2FOT-PILOT.DOC&rct=j&q=fairey%20fox%205%2F3%2F3&
ei=mgY7Te_EI8OhOuyIpbYL&usg=AFQjCNGjdj5jVXTlBWzMYSHWUUte73U0RQ&cad=rja

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jan-2011 14:03 Anon. Added
23-Jan-2011 13:59 ThW Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative]
23-Dec-2019 10:01 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
13-Sep-2021 18:06 Cobar Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative]
28-Jun-2022 22:39 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]
28-Jun-2022 23:01 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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