ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68907
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| Date: | Friday 23 July 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 72 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K6133 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hermit House Farm, Gawber, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sealand, Flintshire |
| RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Gladiator I K6133, 72 Squadron, RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire: Written off (destroyed) 23/7/37 when flew into the ground, at Hermit House Farm, Gawber, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Flew into ground out of cloud on ferry flight and destroyed by fire. The pilot - Pilot Officer Philip Hughes Crompton (aged 26) - was killed. The official Air Ministry announcement, published in "Flight" magazine 29/7/37 page 125 (see link #5):
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
P/O Philip Hughes Crompton lost his life in an accident which occurred near Barnsley, Yorks, on July 23, to an aircraft of No. 72 (Fighter) Squadron, Church Fenton, near Tadcaster, Yorks. P/O Crompton was the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft."
A witness said 'the plane was going like lightning.' There was a screaming sound followed by a crash then a wall of flame shot 70 feet high. His plane had hit the ground at 200 mph. The cause of the crash was attributed to clouds obscuring the ground. He was 26 yrs old when he was killed. He was buried on the 28/7/37.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154359316
4. Swift to Battle: 1937-1942 By Tom Docherty
5. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1937/1937%20-%202129.PDF
6. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_72.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2009 16:01 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Oct-2009 23:19 | JINX | Updated |
| 15-Jan-2012 02:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 14-Jul-2013 08:50 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:23 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2013 14:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 03-Aug-2013 16:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 04-Aug-2013 14:57 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 04-Jun-2015 21:21 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 28-Jan-2016 12:06 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 05-Mar-2018 14:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2018 21:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 18:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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