ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275576
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| Date: | Saturday 21 December 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 3 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | R4940 |
| MSN: | 82848 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Watchfield, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watchfield, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Watchfield, Oxfordshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82848 (Gipsy Major #82700) Taken on charge as R4940 at 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, 23.2.40. To 3 EFTS RAF Watchfield, Oxfordshire 19.9.40.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled and spun into the ground near Watchfield 21.12.40 while avoiding another aircraft. Pilot - Leading Aircraftman D H Royle, survived but injured
Not repaired; deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck off charge as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E) 27.12.40
RAF Watchfield is a former Royal Air Force station which was located 7.2 miles (11.6 km) north east of Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England. The airfield opened in 1940 using grass runways and operated by the RAF until 1950.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/45632): https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16688730
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p828.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Watchfield#Based_units
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Reserve_flying_schools#Elementary_Flying_Training_Schools
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2022 19:42 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Feb-2022 20:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 20:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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