ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276423
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 August 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 26 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T5546 |
| MSN: | 83265 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Guinea Fowl, Gwelo, Midlands -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Guinea Fowl ALG, Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia |
| RAF Guinea Fowl ALG, Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83265 (Gipsy Major #83158); Taken on charge as T5546 at 4 MU, RAF Cowley, Oxford 14.5.40, and shipped direct to Southern Rhodesia. To 26 EFTS RAF Guinea Fowl ALG, Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia by 8.40
Written off when struck HT cables after engine failure on approach and crashed at RAF Guinea Fowl ALG, Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia 4.8.42. Both crew - Flight Lieutenant R J D Christie (Instructor Pilot) and Leading Aircrewman D V Johnson (Pilot Under Training) - survived, but were injured
Struck off charge 7.10.42 as "damaged beyond economic repair" in a 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 AIR81/16699: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17478902
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=T5546
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gweru
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2022 14:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Mar-2022 20:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Apr-2022 22:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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