ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68901
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| Date: | Monday 17 July 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Gloster Gauntlet Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 MU RAF |
| Registration: | K7885 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles SE of Abu Sueir, Ismailia -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abu Sueir, Ismailia, Egypt |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II K7885, 102 MU RAF Abu Sueir, Ismalia, Egypt: Written off (destroyed) 17/7/39 when Aileron rod failed, and aircraft dived into ground two miles south east of Abu Suier. Pilot - Flying Officer George William de Vinchelez Le Suer RAF- killed. According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (July 20, 1939 page 67 - see link #2):
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
F/O George William de Vinchelez Le Sueur (flying solo) lost his life in an accident which occurred near Abu Sueir, Egypt, on July 17"
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1939/1939-1-%20-%200217.PDF
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39&styleid=3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2009 15:39 | JINX | Added |
| 14-Jun-2013 17:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2013 05:00 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 30-Mar-2018 00:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2018 00:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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