ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276639
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| Date: | Friday 14 August 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 11 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N6841 |
| MSN: | 82090 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Perth/Scone, New Scone, Perth (PSL/EGPT) |
| RAF Perth/Scone, Perth (PSL/EGPT) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82090 (Gipsy Major #81022); Taken on charge as N6841 at 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 23.5.39. To 612 (County of Aberdeen) Squadron, TAF Dyce, Aberdeen 13.11.39; operated by 1 Coastal Patrol Flight, RAF Dyce, Aberdeen, coded “TA”. To 46 MU RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire 3.7.40. To 11 EFTS RAF Perth/Scone, New Scone, Perthshire 23.4.41.
Written off when stalled at 300 feet off turn and crashed Dunning, Perthshire 14.8.42. Of the two crew, one - Pilot Officer R F Humphries - was injured, and the other - Leading Aircraftman Chasney - was uninjured
Struck off charge 20.8.42 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E). Dunning is a small village in Perth and Kinross in Scotland, in Strathearn, the valley of the River Earn, north of the Ochil Hills. It is just south of the A9, between Auchterarder and Perth.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britian. 1977 p.42)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/17433: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17479636
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p820.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N6841
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._612_Squadron_RAF#Formation_and_early_years
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning,_Perth_and_Kinross
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2022 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Mar-2022 10:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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