ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276489
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| Date: | Monday 11 May 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 22 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T6241 |
| MSN: | 84667 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Barton Mills, 6 miles South East of Mildenhall, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Teversham, Cambridge [EGSC] |
| RAF Teversham, Cambridge [EGSC] |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 84667; Taken on charge as T6241 at 22 EFTS, RAF Teversham, Cambridge 3.6.41.
Written off when hit HT cables while low flying near Barton Mills, six miles South East of Mildenhall, Suffolk 11.5.42. Pilot - P/O H B Showell - survived but was injured
Struck off charge 18.5.42 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E). Barton Mills is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is on the south bank of the River Lark.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1997 p.50)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/14225: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17206862
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p846.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T6241
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Mills
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2022 16:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Mar-2022 19:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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