ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275578
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| Date: | Friday 8 March 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 9 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N6613 |
| MSN: | 3914 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Ansty, 5 miles East of Coventry, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ansty, Coventry, Warwickshire |
| RAF Ansty, Coventry, Warwickshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3914 (Gipsy Major #80856/A132111); Taken on charge as N6613 at 5 MU, RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey 2.3.39. To 9 E&RFTS RAF Ansty, Warwickshire 12.9.39. Unit renamed 9 EFTS upon outbreak of war 3.9.39.
Written off (damaged beyond repair); crashed into hedge when undershot on landing at night at RAF Ansty, 5 miles East of Coventry, Warwickshire 8.3.40. Both crew - Pilot Officer F T Cragg (Instructor) and Leading Aircraftman N M Maynard (Pilot Under Training) - slightly injured.
Not repaired, deemed "damaged beyond econmic rerpair", and Struck off charge 7.6.40 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1894: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16471166
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p039.html
5. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1940.htm
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N6613
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Ansty
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2022 20:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Feb-2022 20:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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