ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276939
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| Date: | Friday 31 May 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 18 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | K4244 |
| MSN: | 3240 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Woking, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Woking, Surrey (EGTF) |
| RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Woking, Surrey (EGTF) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3240; Taken on charge as K4244 at RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey 20.12.34. To 24 Squadron, RAF Hendon, Middlesex 25.7.35. To 1 ASU (Aircraft Servicing Unit) RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire 2.9.37. To 22 E&RFTS RAF Teversham, Cambridge 27.1.38; unit became 22 EFTS upon outbreak of war on 3.9.39. To 18 EFTS RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Surrey 19.3.40.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled and cartwheeled on landing at RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Surrey 31.5.40. Struck off charge 17.6.40 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Sources:
1. The K File - The RAF of the 1930s (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1995 p.247)
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p032.html
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=K4244
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairoaks_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2022 18:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Mar-2022 18:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Country] |
| 30-Mar-2022 23:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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