ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275990
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| Date: | Sunday 5 October 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 19 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T7348 |
| MSN: | 83874 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Sealand, North Shotwick, Queensferry, Flintshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sealand, Flintshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN.83874; Taken on charge as T7348 at 33 MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 21.9.40. To 19 EFTS RAF Sealand, North Shotwick, Queensferry, Flintshire 4.4.41.
Written off when flew into the ground (reportedly a sandbank) near RAF Sealand, North Shotwick, Queensferry, Flintshire, 5.10.41, after an insect got into the pilot’s eye, leaving the pilot temporarily blinded. Both crew - Pilot Officer J W Allan RAF (Instructor) and Lieutenant D H Seaton (Army, Pilot Under Training) - survived but injured.
Not repaired; deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck off charge 10.10.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997 p.60)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/9443: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16997690
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p838.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T7348
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoD_Sealand#Early_history
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2022 20:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Feb-2022 20:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2022 09:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2023 21:34 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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