ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276291
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| Date: | Friday 14 November 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 27 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T7537 |
| MSN: | 83953 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Caravan Mine, Matabeleland North -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Induna, near Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83953; Taken on charge as T7537 4.12.40 and delivered direct to Southern Rhodesia on the s.s "Rowallan Castle". To 25 EFTS RAF Belvedere, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia by 31.1.41. To 27 EFTS, RAF Induna, near Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia later in 1941.
Written off when crashed at Caravan Mine, Matabeleland North Province, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, 14.11.41 during unauthorised low flying in strong winds. Pilot - Leading Aircraftsman Francis Alexander Lee-Norman RAF VR (Service Number 1314322, Pilot Under Training, Aged 19) - killed. Some published sources attributed the cause of death as a factured skull, and related impact trauma.
Airframe Struck off charge 14.11.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1997 p.62)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/10285: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16998532
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2617017/francis-alexander-lee-norman/
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p839.html
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T7537
7. https://mapcarta.com/26990098
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2022 00:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Mar-2022 18:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Apr-2022 09:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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