ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276588
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 4 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T5670 |
| MSN: | 83348 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Brough, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Brough, East Yorkshire (EGNB) |
| RAF Brough, East Yorkshire (EGNB) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83348 built to contract 20916/39 by Morris Motors Ltd., at Cowley, Oxford. Taken on charge as T5670 at 4 EFTS RAF Brough, East Yorkshire 19.7.40.
On 1.8.42 this 4 EFTS aircraft collided with Tiger Moth T7843 (also of 4 EFTS) a few feet above Brough airfield as this aircraft was coming in to land. Both aircraft crashed upside down and were were badly damaged. The pilot of this aircraft was landing following his first solo flight.
Pilot - LAC David John William Wilkins RAFVR (1607248) - survived with minor injuries.
Airframe deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck off charge 8.8.42 as 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 AIR81/16856: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17479059
3. https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york42/t5670.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p842.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brough_Aerodrome
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2022 14:29 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Mar-2022 10:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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