ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208104
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 February 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator II |
| Owner/operator: | 33 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K8038 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Deir Ballut, 25 miles SW of Nablus Palestine -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ismalia, Egypt |
| RAF Lydda, Tel Aviv, Palestine | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Gladiator I K8038:
14/09/37: Delivered to 1 ASU.
21/01/38: To Packing Depot.
02/03/38: To Aircraft Depot Aboukir for 33 Squadron, RAF Ismailia
01/02/39: Written off (destroyed) when crashed, near Deir Ballut, Palestine 41 km (25 miles) south west of Nablus (at approximate Coordinates: 32°03′55″N 35°01′30″E). Pilot - Acting Pilot Officer John Marcus Joseph Poynton (Service #40749, aged 21 and a New Zealander) - was killed. The 33 Squadron ORB states that P/O Poynton was buried in Ramleh Cemetery the day after he died.
01/03/39: Struck Off Charge as damaged beyond economic repair (total time on airframe 31.25 hours).
According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (February 9. 1939 page 140 - see link #3):
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
Acting P/O . John Marcus Joseph Poynton (flying solo) lost his life in an accident which occurred near Deir Ballut, Palestine, on February 1, to an aircraft of No. 33 (Fighter) Squadron."
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 67)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1939/1939%20-%200368.PDF
4. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_33.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_Ballut#British_Mandate_era
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/13123.php
7. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2018 00:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Mar-2018 00:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Mar-2018 00:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2018 19:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 22:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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