ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230115
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| Date: | Monday 1 October 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 19 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | NL925 |
| MSN: | 86368 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire (EGYD) |
| RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 86368: Taken on charge as NL925 at 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire 2.12.43. To 19 FTS RAF Cranwell 24.5.45
On 1.10.45, two De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moths (N6645 and NL925, both of 19 FTS) were wrecked at RAF Cranwell, Byards Leap, Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire when Tiger Moth N6645 landed on top of Tiger Moth NL925, and overturned, destroying both aircraft. No reported fatalities.
Tiger Moth NL925 was formally Struck Off Charge as Cat.E(FA) on 8.10.45.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. pp.9. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-49-incident-logs
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p863.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=NL925
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2019 00:13 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Oct-2019 08:53 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2021 22:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 27-Aug-2021 10:23 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 13-Jul-2023 21:52 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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