ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275840
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 July 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 2 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T5624 |
| MSN: | 83322 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Naunton, near Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Staverton, Gloucestershire (GLO/EBGJ) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83322; Built by Morris Motors, Cowley, Oxford. Taken on charge as T5624 at 2 EFTS RAF Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire 24.6.40; moved with unit to RAF Staverton, Gloucestershire 8.40.
Written off when crashed at night at Naunton, near Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire 22.7.41, when each pilot thought other was in control (with the result that neither was in control!). Both crew - Flight Lieutenant A Cairnie (Instructor) and Sergeant L K Williams (Pilot Under Training) - survived but injured. Struck off charge 30.7.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
Naunton is a village in the parish of Ripple, near Upton-upon-Severn in Worcestershire, England. Records for Naunton date back to the 12th Century, where Naunton was known as Newentone, before changing to Nounton in the 13th Century. (Not to be confused with Nauton, 6 miles east of Stow-in-the-Wold, in Gloucestershire).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997 p.44)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/7767: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16757064
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p833.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T5624
6. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1941.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naunton,_Worcestershire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2022 02:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Feb-2022 10:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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