ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276638
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| Date: | Saturday 22 August 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 25 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T5524 |
| MSN: | 83241 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Park Ridge RLG, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Belvedere, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83241 (Gipsy Major #83477); Taken on charge as T5524 at 4 MU RAF Cowley, Oxford 14.5.40, and shipped direct to Southern Rhodesia. To 25 EFTS RAF Belvedere, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.
Written off when crashed following slow roll at low height at Park Ridge RLG (Relief Landing Ground) Salisbury, Southern Rhdesia 22.8.42.
Crew
LAC (1337741) George Edward GRAHAM (pilot U/T) RAF VR - killed.
Struck off charge 22.8.42 (same day)as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997 p.43)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) AIR81/17379: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17479582
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2617354/george-edward-graham/
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p832.html
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T5524
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22739746/george-edward-graham
8. https://zimfieldguide.com/harare/rhodesia-air-training-group-ratg-1940-%E2%80%93-1945-and-statistics-fatalities-commonwealth-war
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2022 22:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Mar-2022 10:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Country, Narrative, Operator] |
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