Incident Gloster Gladiator Mk I K6144,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68919
 
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Date:Thursday 1 December 1938
Time:day
Type:Gloster Gladiator Mk I
Owner/operator:72 Sqn RAF
Registration: K6144
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Monk Fryston, 6 miles west of Selby, North Yorkshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
31/03/37 Delivered From Manufacturer to 72 Squadron RAF. Operated by "B" Flight at RAF Tangmere, and later RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire
01/12/38 Written off (destroyed) when abandoned in spin, Monk Fryston, 6 miles west of Selby, North Yorkshire (total time on airframe: 122.45 hours). Pilot baled out successfully

Sources:

1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_72.htm
3. https://gpreview.kingborn.net/329000/e42ba3b4420f4de8903288a4499614b7.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk_Fryston

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Oct-2009 23:07 JINX Added
12-Oct-2009 23:26 JINX Updated
15-Jan-2012 02:44 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
02-Aug-2013 13:23 JINX Updated [Operator]
03-Aug-2013 16:31 Nepa Updated [Operator]
09-Aug-2013 16:57 JINX Updated [Operator]
04-Jun-2015 21:25 Angel dick one Updated [Operator]
20-Mar-2018 18:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Apr-2020 16:01 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]

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