ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209956
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| Date: | Sunday 19 November 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Gp Pool RAF |
| Registration: | K7950 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire |
| RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Gladiator Mk.II K7950, 12 Group Pool, RAF Aston Down: Written off (destroyed) 19/11/39 when engine caught fire shortly after take-off, stalled on approach and dived into the ground at Little Rissington, Gloucestershire. Pilot - Sgt Kenneth Joseph Linton (Service Number 740020, aged 23) - was killed.
Aircraft was written off and formally struck off charge on 17/1/40
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 66)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2734847/linton,-kenneth-joseph/
4. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_ou.htm
5. http://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2018 16:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Apr-2018 16:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Nov-2018 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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