ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276112
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| Date: | Thursday 24 July 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 7 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T5564 |
| MSN: | 83285 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Braunstone, Blaby, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Braunstone, Blaby, Leicestershire |
| RAF Desford, Leicestershire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83285 (Gipsy Major #83095); Taken on charge as T5564 at 24 MU, RAF Ternhill, Shropshire 4.6.40. To 7 EFTS RAF Desford, Leciestershire 22.11.40.
Written off when spun into the ground; crashed on take-off at Braunstone, Blaby, Leicestershire 24.7.41. Pilot - Leading Aircraftman J Cunningham - injured.
Damaged airframe to DeHavilland for repairs 26.7.41; not repaired, deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and struck off charge 31.7.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997 p.44)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/7869: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16757166
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p832.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T5564
6. https://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/braunstone-leicester/
7. https://www.ukairfieldguide.net/airfields/Braunstone
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2022 20:51 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Mar-2022 21:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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