Date:	Friday 25 June 1948
Time:	day
Type:	De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Durham UAS RAF
Registration:	T6318
MSN:	84733
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Ouston, Stamfordham, Northumberland, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Ouston, Stamfordham, Northumberland
Destination airport:	RAF Woolsington, Northumberland
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 84733: Taken on chaerge as T6318 at 19 Group Comm Flight, RAF Mountbatten/Roborough, Plymouth, Devon 23.6.41. Crashed 4.9.42 [presumed at Roborough, Plymouth]; to Lundy & Atlantic Coast for repairs 9.9.42. To 7 OTU, RAF Limavady, Northern Ireland 26.9.42. To 10 Flying Instructors School, RAF Woodley, Reading, Berkshire 4.2.43. To 28 EFTS RAF Pendeford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 24.4.46. To 25 RFS RAF Pendeford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 26.6.47. To Durham UAS (University Air Squadron), RAF Woolsington, Northumberland coded "FLJ-B".

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25.6.48; The aircraft swung off the runway during the take off run at RAF Ouston, Northumberland, and became airborne in a steep climb to starboard. The pilot closed the throttle in an attempt to land, but then changed his mind, and opened up the throttle again in an attempt to gain airspeed and altitude and 'go around again' for an attempt at landing. However, as all this happened at a very low altitude, the pilot lost control, the aircraft stalled, the starboard wing struck the ground, and the aircraft hit the runway at RAF Ouston very hard.

Not repaired: Struck Off Charge as Cat.E2(FA) 26.6.48

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 T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.405
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p847.html
6. https://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-PostWWII.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Ouston#History

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
13-Sep-2021 14:26	Dr. John Smith	Added
13-Sep-2021 16:50	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator]
14-Sep-2021 15:54	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Narrative]
14-Sep-2021 17:47	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]