ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275485
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| Date: | Monday 27 May 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 612 (County of Aberdeen) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6785 |
| MSN: | 82055 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hatton of Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dyce, Aberdeen (EGPD) |
| RAF Dyce, Aberdeen (EGPD) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82055 (Gipsy Major #80971); Taken on charge as N6785 at 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 9.5.39. To 612 (County of Aberdeen) Squadron, RAF Dyce, Aberdeen 22.11.39; operated by 1 Coastal Patrol Flight, RAF Dyce.
Written off (destroyed) when crashed following stall turn at Fintray, Aberdeenshire 27.5.40. Pilot - Pilot Officer James Winning (Service Number: 78871) aged 39 killed. According to a contemporary report in "The Times" (28.5.39): "Killed flying, elder son of the late Mr and Mrs Winning of LeHavre, France'. (Interred in Dyce old Cemetery, Aberdeenshire).
Hatton of Fintray, commonly referred to as Fintray, is a village on the River Don in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the parish of Fintray.
Struck off charge 12.6.40 as Cat.E(FA).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/2169: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16471579
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2458653/james-winning/
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p820.html
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N6785
7. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/unit_unknown.html#2705
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._612_Squadron_RAF
9. http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-post-77055.html
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatton_of_Fintray
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2022 22:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Feb-2022 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 14-Feb-2022 19:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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