ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203058
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| Date: | Thursday 5 February 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 7 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | AV975 |
| MSN: | 7013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Frith Barracks, Deepcut, Blackdown, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire |
| White Waltham Airfield, Maidenhead, Berkshire |
First registered (C of R 4462) on 27.11.33 as G-ACKN to the Hon. Brian Lewis, Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex. C of A 4118 issued early 1934. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 7022) on 14.5.36 to Frank Wallis, Fordingbridge, Hampshire (aircraft based at Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire).
Withdrawn from use and stored at Eastleigh from 4.9.39 when all civilian private flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of war. Civil registration G-ACKN cancelled 8.5.40 upon impressment into military service as AV975.
Military service was with 110 Wing Communications Flight, 8 AACU, and 7 AACU. (AACU = Anti Aircraft Co-operation Unit).
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 5.2.42 it was en route to White Waltham, flying in a snow storm, when it developed engine problems over Frith (now Princess Royal Deepcut) Barracks, Blackdown, Frimley, near Camberley, Surrey. According to one account the Fox Moth stalled due to engine failure, while flying in blizzard conditions. Whatever the cause was, it failed to keep in the sky and as it fell to earth it struck a building, took fire, crashed and burned out. There were three aboard, all of who apparently survived the crash. The remains of the aeroplane were removed from the crash site and it was struck off charge.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100-AZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 2000 p.151)
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACKN.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p070.html
6. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15588.0
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Royal_Barracks,_Deepcut
8. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?4786&p=26895#26895
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2017 19:52 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Mar-2019 06:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-May-2019 20:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2019 00:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2019 09:00 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-Mar-2020 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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