ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276515
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 August 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82C Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 34 EFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | RCAF 1130 |
| MSN: | DHC.1333 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Vantage, Sutton Rural Municipality, Saskatchewan -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Assiniboia, Saskatchewan |
De Havilland DH.82C Tiger Moth MSN DHC.1333 (Gipsy Major #85817); Ordered by USAAF as DeHavilland PT-24 42-997; then to Lend-Lease for RAF as FE133 (Neither Serials Taken Up). Delivered 10.1.42 and taken on charge by RCAF as 1130 on 24.12.41. To 34 EFTS (Elementary Flying Training School) Assiniboia, Saskatchewan.
Written off when crashed 11.8.42 near near Vantage, Sutton Rural Municipality, Saskatchewan, Canada. Both crew - Pilot Officer L W White (Instructor Pilot) and Leading Aircraftman W A Howat (Pilot Under Training) - survived but injured. Vantage is approximately 15 miles north of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan.
Struck off charge 11.2.43.
NOTE: The official file at the National Archives at Kew (File AIR81/17137 - see link #1) mis-states the crash location as "Vanta, Saskatchewan" [sic].
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/17137: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17479340
2. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_1100_1149_detailed.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pCan12.html
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantage,_Saskatchewan
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2022 23:19 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Mar-2022 23:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 25-Mar-2022 10:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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