ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276257
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| Date: | Saturday 13 December 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 70 (Signals) Wg Calibration Flt RAF |
| Registration: | T6765 |
| MSN: | 85052 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Longman Aerodrome, Inverness -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Longman Aerodrome, Inverness |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85052; Taken on charge as T6765 at 46 MU RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire 10.10.41. To 70 (Signals) Wing Calibration Flight, Inverness [undated, but presumed by 31.10.41].
Written off when spun into the ground after steep climbout from Longman Aerodrome, Inverness 13.12.41. Of the two crew - Corporal Thomas GAMBLE RAF (Service Number 638345, aged 24) was killed and Sergeant H K Richardson was injured
Struck off charge 17.12.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997 p.54)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/10898: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17058627
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2690243/thomas-gamble/
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p850.html
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T6765
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Inverness
8. https://www.forgottenairfields.com/airfield-longman-904.html
9. https://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/longman-inverness/
10. https://canmore.org.uk/site/94691/inverness-longman-airfield
11. https://her.highland.gov.uk/monument/MHG19897
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2022 00:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Mar-2022 00:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 08-Mar-2022 18:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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