ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276642
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 March 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 101 (G) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | N6611 |
| MSN: | 3912 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tackley, 4 1⁄2 miles north of Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kidlington, Oxfordshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3912 (Gipsy Major #80848); Taken on charge as N6611 at 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 24.2.39. To 43 E&RFTS RAF Woolsington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland 10.7.39. To 22 EFTS RAF Teversham, Cambridge 15.10.39. Crashed 27.11.41 at Teversham, Cambridge; to DeHavilland for repairs 3.12.41. To 101 (Glider) OTU, RAF Kidlington, Oxfordshire by 3.42.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when struck HT cables and crashed at Tackley, Oxfordshire 25.3.42. Pilot - Sgt R C Dunn (RCAF) - survived but injured
Struck off charge 29.3.42 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E). Tackley is a village and civil parish beside the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England. It is about 6 miles west of Bicester and 4 1⁄2 miles north of Kidlington.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1977 p.40)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/12901: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17083651
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p039.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N6611
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackley#20th_century
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2022 00:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Mar-2022 10:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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