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Date: | Thursday 12 June 1947 |
Time: | day |
Type: | De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
Owner/operator: | 2 EFTS RAF |
Registration: | EM847 |
MSN: | 86049 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Jodhpur, Rajasthan -
India
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India (JDH/VIJO) |
Destination airport: | RAF Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India (JDH/VIJO) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 86049. Taken on charge as EM847 at 222 MU RAF High Ercall, Shropshire 17.4.43 and shipped to India 19.5.43 on s.s 'City of Canberra'; arrived Karachi 27.6.43. To 2 EFTS, RAF
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at RAF Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India 12.6.47; the student pilot under instruction made a bad landing, and the Instructor pilot failed to take control of the aircraft in time to prevent the Tiger Moth from striking the runway hard
Not repaired; deemed 'damaged beyond repair' (Cat.E2(FA) and Struck off charge 25.9.47.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1978)
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.289
4.
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf 5.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p860.html 6.
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Aircraft/EM847 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodhpur_Airport#History Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Sep-2021 02:26 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
07-Sep-2021 09:12 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |