ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275992
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 October 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 6 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N9193 |
| MSN: | 82310 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Sywell, Hall Farm, Sywell, Northamptonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sywell, Northamptonshire (ORM/EGBK) |
| RAF Sywell, Northamptonshire (ORM/EGBK) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82310 (Gipsy Major #82022); Taken on charge as N9193 at 24 MU RAF Ternhill, Shropshire 9.9.39. To 11 EFTS RAF Perth/Scone, Perthshire 1.10.40. To Taylorcraft for repairs 29.2.41. To 6 EFTS RAF Sywell, Northamptionshire 22.5.41 upon completion of repairs. Written off when crashed at RAF Sywell, Hall Farm, Sywell, Northamptonshire 8.10.41. According to the file at the National Archives on the incident (AIR 81/9487 - see link #2):
"Leading Aircraftsman E Bateson, Leading Aircraftsman H Olroyd: injured; mid air collision at Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire between Tiger Moth T6167 and Tiger Moth N9193, 6 Elementary Flying Training School, 8 October 1941".
It is presumed (but not confirmed) that LAC E. Bateson was in Tiger Moth T6167, and LAC H. Olroyd was in Tiger Moth N9193.
To DeHavilland for repairs 13.10.41; deemed "damaged beyond repair" and struck off charge as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E) by/on 31.10.41.
The other Tiger Moth involved in this incident (T6167) survived to be repaired and returned to service. (It was Struck Off Charge 18.8.54, became G-AOIU, and later D-EDUF; as D-EDUF it was written off in an accident at Borkenberge, West Germany on 1.8.56 - see separate entry).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/9487: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16997734
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p823.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N9193
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sywell_Aerodrome#Second_World_War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2022 21:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Feb-2022 09:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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