ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89256
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| Date: | Saturday 11 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1/I/2 Aéronautique Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | G-27 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Waremme, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beauvechain (B) |
Pilot: Capitaine Marc Emile Marius Guisgand, later died of wounds.
Dogfight five German pilots (all from 1./JG 1 against Gladiator -34, 17, 22 é 27.
forced landing in a field after that his Gloster (G.27) had been damaged by enemy fire and he was wounded in the face. The aircraft was later burned.
Sources:
1. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_belgium.htm
2. https://www.belgian-wings.be/gloster-gladiator
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2011 13:09 | ThW | Added |
| 03-Feb-2011 14:28 | ThW | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2022 23:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2022 20:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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