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Date: | Friday 12 December 1941 |
Time: | day |
Type: | De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
Owner/operator: | 6 SFTS RAF |
Registration: | T8240 |
MSN: | 84513 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Fladbury Village, Pershore, Wychavon, Worcestershire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire (FZO/EGTG) |
Destination airport: | RAF Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire (FZO/EGTG) |
Narrative:De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 84513; Taken on charge as T8240 at 2 EFTS RAF Staverton, Gloucestershire 23.4.41. To 6 [Service] Flying Instructors School, RAF Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [by 12.41] (also known as 6 SFTS - Service Flying Training School)
Written off when stalled at a low altitude and dived into the ground from 300 feet at Fladbury Village, Pershore, Wychavon, Worcestershire 12.12.41. Both crew (both Canadians) - Pilot Officer R H Pallen (RCAF) and Sergeant J E McLellan (RCAF) - survived, but were injured.
Not repaired, deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck off charge 18.12.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Fladbury is a traditional English village located in rural Worcestershire, England. It is sited on the banks of the River Avon in the district of Wychavon.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Brtiain, 1997 p.68)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/10879:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17058608 3.
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf 4.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p845.html 5.
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T8240 6.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1941.htm 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fladbury Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Mar-2022 20:20 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
04-Mar-2022 12:34 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |