ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275515
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 October 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | R4920 |
| MSN: | 82843 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brickenden Bury, 3 miles South of Hertford, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hatfield, Hertfordshire (EGTH) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82843 (Gipsy Major #82719); Taken on charge as R4920 at 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 23.2.40. To 1 EFTS RAF Hatfield, Hertfordshire 20.9.40.
Written off (destroyed) when flew into HT cables during forced landing practice and crashed (destroyed by fire) at Brickenden Bury, 3 miles South of Hertford, Hertfordshire 22.10.40; Both crew - Pilot Officer Alan Robert Adair Forbes Service Number 72989, aged 27)(Instructor) and LAC Ronald Albert Coward (Service Number 1283302) (Pupil Pilot Under Training) - were killed.
Struck off charge as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E) 27.10.40
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980)
2. National Archvies (PRO Kew) File AIR81/3987: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16687995
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p828.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R4920
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2430844/alan-robert-adair-forbes/
7. http://www.rafweb.org/Members%20Pages/Casualties/1940s/1940/Casualties_1940_10_3.htm
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brickendon
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2022 01:23 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Feb-2022 10:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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