ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276972
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| Date: | Sunday 1 May 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 22 E&RFTS RAF |
| Registration: | K4249 |
| MSN: | 3245 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Teversham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Teversham, Cambridge [EGSC] |
| RAF Teversham, Cambridge [EGSC] | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3245: Taken on charge as K4249 at RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey 21.12.34. To 1 FTS RAF Leuchars, Fife 23.9.35, coded "5". Damaged in a heavy landing at RAF Leuchars 17.2.37; repaired on site and returned to service. To 1 ASU (Aircraft Serviving Unit) RAF Waddington. Lincolnshire 9.11.37. To 22 E&RFTS RAF Teversham, Cambridge 24.1.38.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at RAF Teversham, Cambridge 1.5.38. Turned at low altitude, and wing hit ground in circuit; aircraft overturned on impact. Wreckage collected by RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire 9.5.38; deemed "beyond ecomonic repair" and struck off charge 8.6.38 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
Sources:
1. The K File - The RAF of the 1930s (James J Halley, Air Britain 1995 p.347)
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p032.html
4. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=K4249
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_City_Airport#Early_years
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2022 17:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 31-Mar-2022 18:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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