ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276471
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| Date: | Sunday 3 May 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 18 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T7116 |
| MSN: | 83543 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Woking, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Woking, Surrey (EGTF) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83543; Built by Morris Motors, Cowley, Oxford. Taken on charge as T7116 at 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 11.7.40. To 18 EFTS RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Woking, Surrey 18.7.40.
Written off when swung off the runway and spun into the ground on take-off at RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Woking, Surrey 3.5.42; destroyed by fire after impact. Pilot - Leading Aircraftman D G Burgess - survived but was injured
Struck off charge 7.5.42 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Hallley, Air Britain, 1997 p.57)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/13986: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17206623
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p835.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T7116
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairoaks_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2022 13:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Mar-2022 19:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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