ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275918
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| Date: | Thursday 21 August 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 17 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | R5128 |
| MSN: | 83010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Sibson RLG, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Westwood, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Sibson, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (EGSP) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83010 (Gipsy Major #82832); Taken on charge as R5128 at 19 MU RAF St Athan, South Glamorgan 17.4.40. To Derby 29.9.40; returned to 19 MU RAF St.Athan 25.2.41. To 17 EFTS RAF North Luffenham, Rutland 12.3.41; to RAF Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 7.41.
Written off when crashed on landing RAF Sibson RLG 21.8.41. Pilot - Aircraftsman J D Harris - injured. Not repaired and Struck off charge 25.8.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Peterborough/Sibson Airport (ICAO: EGSP), also known as Sibson Aerodrome, is an unlicensed aerodrome located 6 nm (11 km; 6.9 miles) west of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England and 1 km (0.62 miles) south of Sibson, Cambridgeshire. During WWII it was used as a RLG (Relief Landing Ground) for RAF Westwood, Peterborough.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/8501: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16924343
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p830.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough/Sibson_Airport
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Peterborough
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2022 20:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Feb-2022 09:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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