ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345661
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| Date: | Sunday 24 November 1940 |
| Time: | 16:20 |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | N5850 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Gedaref -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Azaza airfield |
At 1600 hrs on 24 November 1940 three Gladiators of 1 Sqn SAAF flown by Capt Le Mesurier, Lt Pare and Lt Morris took off from Azaza airfield, near Gedaref, Sudan, to carry out practice attacks on a Hardy of 237 Sqn. Lt Wellesley Herbert Morris crashed during the second attack at 1620 hrs and was killed. His Gladiator II N5850 exploded and burst into flames on striking the ground at high speed near Gedaref.
Sources:
1 Sqn SAAF War History, May 1940 to December 1941 (AIR 54/1, page 37)
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_saaf_1.htm
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=95482
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El-Gadarif
http://www.maplandia.com/sudan/eastern/al-qadarif/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2023 07:21 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
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