ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275833
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 May 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 9 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N5456 |
| MSN: | 3719 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Ansty, 5 miles East of Coventry, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ansty, Coventry, Warwickshire |
| RAF Ansty, Coventry, Warwickshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3719 (Gipsy Major #80682; but #80673 per record card - see MSN 3713); Taken on charge as N5456 at 27 MU RAF Shawbury, Shropshire 22.10.38. To 9 E&RFTS RAF Ansty, Coventry, Warwickshire 4.2.39. Unit renamed 9 EFTS upon outbreak of war 3.9.39.
Written off when collided with Tiger Moth N5472 (also of 9 EFTS) and crashed near RAF Ansty, 5 miles East of Coventry, Warwickshire 14.5.41. Both crew - Pilot Officer C J Heavysege (Instructor) and Leading Aircraftman W Ritchie (Pilot Under Training) were injured.
Wreckage recovered to 26 MU RAF Cardington, Bedfordshire. Not repaired, deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and struck off charge 22.5.41 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 81/6423: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16755721
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p037.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N5456
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Ansty#Accidents_and_incidents
7. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1941.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2022 00:26 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Feb-2022 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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