ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276486
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| Date: | Monday 20 April 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Air School SAAF |
| Registration: | SAAF 2263 |
| MSN: | 85049 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Klipfontein RLG, Benoni, City of Ekurhuleni, Gauteng -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Klipfontein RLG, Benoni, South Africa |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85049; Taken on charge as T6762 at 4 MU RAF Cowley, Oxford 16.10.41 and shipped direct to South Africa. Taken on charge by the SAAF probably as '2263' at 4 Aircraft Depot 24.12.41. To 4 Air School, Benoni 6.2.42.
Written off when collided on take-off with Tiger Moth '2318' and crashed near Klipfontein RLG (Relief Landing Ground), Benoni, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, 20.4.42.
Crew:
Corporal (658567) Albert Frederick Topham (Air Gunner U/T) RAF - died of injuries sustained.
LAC J J Taylor (Pilot U/T) RAF - survived but was injured.
Some published sources (see links #7 & #8) states that Corporal Topham survived the intial accident, but died four days later in hospital of injuries sustained: "Died of Severe concussion and peroncho-Pneumonia (4 days later) at Galeral Hospital". The CWGC (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) substantiates this by confirming that the date of death was 23.4.42, four days later (see link #3)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Haley, Air Britain, 1997 p.54)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/13926: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17206563
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/990985/albert-frederick-topham/
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=SAAF%202263
7. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?25385-1942-Unaccounted-Airmen-Database-Reconciliation/page22&highlight=TOPHAM&p=147961#post147961
8. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?25385-1942-Unaccounted-Airmen-Database-Reconciliation/page23&highlight=TOPHAM&p=147968#post147968
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2022 16:44 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Mar-2022 10:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
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