ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225494
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| Date: | Sunday 3 December 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 24 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K2597 |
| MSN: | 1769 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF North Weald, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hendon, Middlesex |
| RAF North Weald, Essex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN1769 (Delivered without engine): Taken on charge as K2597 at Home Aircraft Depot, Henlow 22.1.32. To 24 Squadron, RAF Hendon 31.8.34.
The wrecking of a de Havilland Tiger Moth, K2597, in a force landing near North Weald was an unremarkable incident. Pilot Officer A H H Garrad, 24 [Communications] Squadron from Hendon, a flier with 159 hours to his credit – including just 4 on the type – became lost in bad weather in the vicinity of North Weald.
Unable to find the airfield, Garrad elected to set down upon an inviting area of land not far from the field. Unfortunately it turned out that the area was boggy and the aircraft was severely damaged.
The mortal remains of K2597 were finally scrapped when it was struck of charge on April 24 1940 at 4 MU RAF Cowley. The pilot, A H H Garrad, had, by this time, moved to fly Blenheims with 248 Squadron, Coastal Command.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p017.html
3. http://www.nwamuseum.co.uk/WESTESSEXcrashesMishaps3WW2.pdf
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=K2597
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2019 23:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-May-2019 15:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-Aug-2021 23:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 02-Aug-2021 08:49 | THC | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-May-2023 18:35 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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