ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68955
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| Date: | Monday 7 February 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 72 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7934 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Riplingham, 4 miles north of Brough, Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Gladiator Mk.I K7934 of 72 Squadorn, RAF Written off 7.2.38: Hit high-tension wires in fog, Riplingham, four miles north of Brough, East Yorkshire. Aircraft destroyed by fire. Crew: Pilot Officer Alfred Alexander DEVANY (pilot, aged 23) RAF - killed.
According to a contemporary report 'Flight' magazine (10 February 1938 page 141 - see link #8)
"P/O Alfred Alexander Devany lost his life in an accident which occurred near Brough, Yorkshire, on February 7, to an aircraft of No.72 (Fighter) Squadron, Church Fenton, near Tadcaster, Yorkshire. P/O Devany was sole occupant of the aircraft."
K7934 was delivered to 72 Squadron on 26.5.37, and was formally struck off charge on 1.4.38. Total time on airframe 107.20 hours
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/05710.php
4. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/aircrewprofile.php?AircrewID=11756
5. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_raf_72.htm
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?21691-Plt-Off-Alfred-Alexander-Devany
7. Swift to Battle: 1937-1942 By Tom Docherty (page 21)
8. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%200385.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2009 17:00 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Jan-2012 02:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2013 13:43 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2013 19:43 | JINX | Updated [Source] |
| 03-Aug-2013 16:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2013 15:05 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Oct-2013 06:20 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2015 21:22 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2018 22:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2018 22:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2020 15:59 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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