ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206186
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| Date: | Friday 19 January 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 313 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AX783 |
| MSN: | 3793 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex |
First registered [C of R 8890] on on 6.12.38 as G-AFMC to The Merseyside Aero & Sports Co Ltd., Liverpool Airport, Speke, Liverpool. C of A 6454 issued 6.12.38 (same day).
Civil registration G-AFMC cancelled 22.7.40 due to "change of ownership of aircraft". Impressed as AX783 on 28.7.40 at 15 MU RAF Wroughton. To RAF Topcliffe 14.7.41. To 434 Squadron, RAF at RAF Croft, North Yorkshire [by 12.43]. To 312 Squadron, North Weald 4.9.44. To 313 Squadron, North Weald 3.10.44 Both squadrons were Free Czech Air Force Spitfire Squadrons that were based at RAF Bradwell Bay at the time. (312 Squadron based at RAF Bradwell Bay 3.10.44 to 27.2.45; 313 Squadron based at RAF Bradwell Bay 29.12.44 to 27.2.45; both were elements of 134 (Czechoslovak) Wing, RAF)
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 19.1.45 when blown into a hangar during a gale whilst parked at RAF Bradwell Bay, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex.
Sources:
1. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article?id=80
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFMC.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p037.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bradwell_Bay
6. http://www.spitnbailingwire.com/?cat=30
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
8. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=AX783
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bradwell_Bay
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2018 20:59 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Feb-2018 16:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 23-Nov-2020 18:26 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 23-Aug-2021 21:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 24-Aug-2021 22:23 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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