ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275707
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| Date: | Monday 11 August 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 19 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | R5248 |
| MSN: | 83107 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bagillt, Holywell, Flintshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sealand, North Shotwick, Near Queensferry, Flintshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83107 (Gipsy Major #82923); Taken on charge as R5248 at 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 26.4.40. To 16 OTU RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfrodshire 29.10.40. Returned to 5 MU RAF Kemble 16.1.41. To 19 EFTS RAF Sealand, North Shotwick, Near Queensferry, Flintshire 21.2.41.
Written off when side-slippped and dived into the ground during forced landing practice near Bagillt, Holywell, Flintshire 11.8.41. Both crew - Pilot Officer C W Duffie and Leading Aircraftman R T Tench - survived but injured. To 34 MU RAF Monkmoor 12.8.41; not repaired, deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and struck off charge 29.8.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
Bagillt is a market town and community in Flintshire, Wales. The town overlooks the Dee Estuary and is between the towns of Holywell and Flint.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Haley, Air Britain, 1980)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/8212: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16757509
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p831.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R5248
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagillt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2022 20:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Feb-2022 20:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2022 23:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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