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Date: | Tuesday 12 October 1948 |
Time: | day |
Type: | De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
Owner/operator: | 6 FTS RAF |
Registration: | T6822 |
MSN: | 85091 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire (EGOE) |
Destination airport: | RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire (EGOE) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85091; Taken on charge as T6822 at 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minhinhampton, Gloucestershire 21.10.41. To 1 EFTS RAF Hatfield, Hertfordshire 30.10.41; to RAF Holwell Hyde (later renamed RAF Panshanger), Hertfordshire 9.42. Crashed 9.7.43; to Lundy & Atlantic Coast for repairs 29.7.43; to 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 27.8.43. To 10 Flying Instructors School, RAF Woodley, Reading, Berkshire 5.9.43. To 12 [Pilots] Advanced Flying Unit, RAF Grantham. Lincolnshire 20.9.43. To 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minichinhampton, Gloucestershire 25.4.44. To 6 FTS RAF Ternhill, Market Drayton, Shropshire 8.9.47.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 12.10.48 when undercarriage collapsed in heavy landing RAF Ternhill, Market Drayton, Shropshire; the aircraft landed heavily and stalled off the resulting 'bounce', causing the undercarriage to collapse. Not repaired; Struck off charge 16.11.48 as Cat.E2(FA)
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 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.437
4.
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf 5.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p850.html 6.
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=%20T6822 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Tern_Hill#Postwar 8.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._6_Flying_Training_School_RAF#History Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
18-Sep-2021 21:45 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
19-Sep-2021 08:22 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |