EVANS, Brian Patrick
| Service Number: | 417075 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 March 1941, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 6 Service Flying Training School Mallala |
| Born: | Thebarton, South Australia, 31 January 1923 |
| Home Town: | Hilton, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Public servant |
| Died: | Accidental (training flight), Ontario, Canada, 30 September 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Michaels Roman Catholic Cemetery, Dunnville, Ontario, Canada Plot 156, Grave No. 1 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
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| 6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 417075, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 6 Dec 1941: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 417075 | |
| 6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 417075 | |
| 28 Feb 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 4 Initial Training School Victor Harbor, Completion of Course No 23 “B” Squadron, Flight 12 | |
| 30 Sep 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 417075, No. 6 Service Flying Training School Mallala, Empire Air Training Scheme | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
"Death of Air Force Member.
Another of our members to meet his death in the R.A.A.F. is Bro. Brian Patrick Evans, of Hilton, member of Queen of Angels Branch, Thebarton. Brian was an instructor in the Empire Air Training Scheme, and was killed in an air accident in Canada, where he was buried last Saturday. Joining the society as a juvenile member, he transferred to the adult branch on October 28, 1940. He was an altar
boy for many years at the Queen of Angels Church, and his family suf fered the loss of his father only two months ago." from Southern Cross 8 Oct 1943 (nla.gov.au)
Court of Inquiry or Investigating Officer's Report Findings - Summary No. 2092.
Harvard Mk. II s/n 3128 crashed a mile north of Camden, Ontario at 11:00 hours. Both pilots were up on a mutual instrument practice flight and reported:
"A/C went into steep dive at terrific speed, unable to recover completely and entered low cloud line striking trees and crashing killing both pilots."
Conclusion of A.I.B.
"Cause - Obscure - This accident was almost certainly due to failure to recover from unauthorized aerobatics." SOURCE (www.rafcommands.com)
AIRCREWS FACED DEADLY PERIL IN DUNNVILLE SKIES.
Sept. 30: Harvard 3128, 1 mile north of Campden at 1100 hrs. Cause obscure. This accident was almost certainly due to failure to recover from unauthoized aerobatics. Plane went into a steep dive at a terrific speed, unable to recover dompletely and entered low cloud line striking trees and crashing, killing both pilots. 2 fatalities.
F/Sgt Clarence William Anderson R.A.A.F. 409880 (/explore/people/618092), Pilot, age 26, killed and F/Sgt Brian Patrick Evans, Pilot, R.A.A.F. 417075, age 20, killed. Clarence Anderson's burial took place in the Military Plot in Riverside Cemetery, Dunnville. Brian Evans burial took place in the Military Plot in St. Michaels Cemetery, Dunnville. SOURCE (www.rcafmuseum.org)
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