ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21690
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 September 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Magister Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 5 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | L8147 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Meir Aerodrome, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Meir Aerodrome, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire |
Squadron Leader T Gadd: injured; Leading Aircraftsman A Coventon: uninjured; mid air collision near Meir Aerodrome, Staffordshire between Magister N3822 and Magister L8147, 5 Elementary Flying Training School, 3 September 1941.
Meir Aerodrome closed in the early 1970s and the site has now become the Meir Park housing estate. The earlier parts have mainly aviation-associated street names. The last official flight was on 16 August 1973 when Fred Holdcroft flew a Piper Tri-Pacer carrying a Sentinel journalist to Manchester.
Sources:
1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1979 p.55)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/8818: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16924660
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=L8147
4. https://www.rafweb.org/Members%20Pages/Aircraft%20Serials/Training%20-%20Pilot.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meir,_Staffordshire#Meir_Aerodrome
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2008 23:38 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 17:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Mar-2022 20:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2022 20:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Mar-2022 14:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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