Gloster Gladiator Ii: Scapa Flow, Orkney
Aircraft (20th Century)
Site Name Gloster Gladiator Ii: Scapa Flow, Orkney
Classification Aircraft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) N5624; A/c Gloster
Canmore ID 287567
Site Number HY40SW 8003
NGR HY 42 03
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/287567
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Maritime - Orkney
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
HY40SW 8003 unlocated
NLO: Scapa Flow [name centred HY 36 00].
(Classified as Gloster Gladiator II: date of loss cited as 21 April 1940). N5624: this aircraft of 263 sqdn [RAF] suffered engine failure during landing on HMS Glorious, and ditched in Scapa Flow. Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N58 55.0 W3 0.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the apparently-unverified location that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 March 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 18191
Name : A/C GLOSTER
Latitude : 585500
Longitude : 30000
Registration : BRITISH
Type : GLADIATOR II
Loss Day : 21
Loss Month : 4
Loss Year : 1940
Comment : Engine failure during landing on HMS GLORIOUS and ditched in Scapa Flow.
Cargo : N5624 263 Sqn
