ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275614
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| Date: | Sunday 10 November 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 11 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N6530 |
| MSN: | 3843 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Blairhall Farm, near Scone, Perthshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Perth/Scone, New Scone, Perth (PSL/EGPT) |
| RAF Perth/Scone, New Scone, Perth (PSL/EGPT) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3843 (Gipsy Major #80777); Taken on charge as N6530 at 9 MU RAF Cosford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 10.1.39. To 11 E&RFTS RAF Perth/Scone, Perthshire 10.3.39. Unit renamed 11 EFTS upon outbreak of war 3.9.39.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when spun in Blairhall Farm, near Scone, Perthshire 10.11.40. Pilot - Leading Aircraftman W A McKillon - survived but injured. Wreckage recovered to 63 MU RAF Carluke for salvage 12.11.40; not repaired, deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck off charge 1.1.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Note: Official documents mis-record the crash location as "Blawhall Farm".
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/4167: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16688265
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p038.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N6530
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?1781-401110-Unaccounted-airmen-10-11-1940&p=9251#post9251
7. https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/200352421-blairhall-scone#.Yg6uqejP1D8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2022 20:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Feb-2022 22:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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