ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275710
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 December 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 21 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T7208 |
| MSN: | 83678 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile from Ford, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Booker, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83678; Taken on charge as T7208 at 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire 7.8.40. To 4 EFTS RAF Brough, East Yorkshire 26.2.41. Crashed 19.6.41; to DeHavilland for repairs 24.6.41. Upon completion of repairs, to 21 EFTS RAF Booker, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire 7.8.41.
Written off when struck HT cables while low flying and crashed 1 mile from Ford, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 16.12.41. Pilot - Sergeant H P Smith - injured.
Not repaired - deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck off charge 22.12.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Ford is a hamlet in the parish of Dinton-with-Ford and Upton, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the south eastern corner of the parish, approximately five miles south west of Aylesbury
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/10991: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17058720
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p836.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T7208
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford,_Buckinghamshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2022 20:56 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Feb-2022 23:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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