ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68678
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| Date: | Thursday 7 May 1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairey Gordon Mk IVB |
| Owner/operator: | 1 ATC RAF |
| Registration: | K1697 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Catfoss, Hornsea, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Catfoss, North Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
K1697 was the prototype Fairey Gordon Mk.IVB with the Armstrong-Siddeley Panther engine, reportedly first flown as such on March 3 1931.
Written off (Damaged Beyond Repair) after stalling and crashing on approach to RAF Catfoss, Hornsea, North Yorkshire
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. Peter Lewis: The British Bomber since 1914 Putnam London, 3rd edition 1980, ISBN 0-370-30265-6
3. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Gordon
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2009 23:15 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Jun-2013 19:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 18-Jul-2013 04:44 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 11-Jan-2015 04:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2015 14:46 | yarbi | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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