Accident Gloster Gauntlet Mk II K7795,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68845
 
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Date:Tuesday 17 November 1936
Time:day
Type:Gloster Gauntlet Mk II
Owner/operator:46 (Uganda) Sqn RAF
Registration: K7795
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pepperscombe Farm, Newham Lane , Steyning, West Sussex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Gloster Gauntlet Mk.1 K7795, 46 (Uganda) Squadron, RAF Kenley: Written off (destroyed) 17/11/36 when flew into a hill in bad weather under low cloud, Pepperscombe Farm, Newham Lane, Steyning, West Sussex. Crew - Sgt Fred Charles William Roger (pilot, aged 28) RAF - killed.

Sources:

1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Oct-2009 23:32 JINX Added
18-Jan-2012 04:45 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
18-Jul-2013 04:59 JINX Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
03-Aug-2013 14:52 Nepa Updated [Date, Operator]
03-Aug-2013 22:47 JINX Updated [Operator]
04-Aug-2013 09:50 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]
04-Aug-2013 19:38 JINX Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]
30-Sep-2014 04:33 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
09-Nov-2014 07:03 Faun Kane Updated [Operator]
06-Jun-2015 16:19 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]
02-Mar-2018 16:51 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Apr-2018 13:17 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
07-Jul-2023 11:12 Nepa Updated [[Time, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]]

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