Incident de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth Mk I N9145,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19664
 
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Date:Thursday 1 March 1945
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth Mk I
Owner/operator:14 EFTS RAF
Registration: N9145
MSN: 82264
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Halesowen, Worcestershire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Elmdon, Birmingham
Destination airport:
Narrative:
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth MSN 82264 (Gipsy Major #82004): Taken on charge as N9145 at 27 MU RAF Shawbury, Shropshire 16.8.39. To 14 EFTS, RAF Elmdon, Birmingham 8.10.40

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 1.3.45 when crashed in a force landing and collided with a hedge at Halesowen, Worcestershire.

Crew:
Pilot Officer (166495) Edward Wigglesworth (Pilot) RAFVR - injured

Struck off Charge as Cat.E(FA) 6.4.45. Halesowen is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the county of West Midlands*, England. (*Worcestershire from 1844 to 1974)

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p822.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1945.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=%20N9145
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-May-2008 22:09 Nepa Added
16-Jan-2012 23:57 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative]
12-Jan-2018 16:24 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
24-Aug-2021 21:57 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Category]
24-Aug-2021 22:18 Anon. Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]

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