ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276108
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 July 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 21 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N6669 |
| MSN: | 3973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Little Marlow, 2 miles North East of Marlow, Buckinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Booker, Buckinghamshire |
| RAF Booker, Buckinghamshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3973 (Gipsy Major #80903); Taken on charge as N6669 at 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 17.4.39. To 13 E&RFTS RAF White Waltham, Maidenhead, Berkshire 8.9.39. Unit renamed 13 EFTS upon outbreak of war 3.9.39; to RAF Westwood, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 12.40. To 21 EFTS RAF Booker, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire 1.6.41.
Written off when abandoned in flight and crashed near Little Marlow, 2 miles North East of Marlow, Buckinghamshire 22.7.41. Of the two crew - Pilot Officer J S V Fegan (Instructor) was injured, and Leading Aircraftman H H V Wilkinson (Pilot Under Training) was uninjured.
Deemed damaged beyond econmic repair and Struck off charge 29.7.41 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 AIR81/7772: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16757069
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p039.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N6669
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Marlow
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Booker#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2022 20:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Mar-2022 20:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Mar-2022 21:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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