ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277058
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| Date: | Monday 14 September 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 18 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | K4285 |
| MSN: | 3281 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Winkfield RLG, Winkfield, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Woking, Surrey (EGTF) |
| RAF Winkfield RLG, Winkfield, Berkshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3281; Taken on charge as K4285 at 2 ASU RAF Cardington, Bedfordshire 29.4.35. To Bomber Command HQ Practice Flight, RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire 16.1.37. To 1 ASU RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire 19.8.37. To 18 E&RFTS RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Woking, Surrey 28.9.37. Unit re-designated 18 EFTS 15.10.39.
Written off (damaged beyond repair); crashed when engine cut on landing RAF Winkfield RLG, Winkfield, Berkshire 14.9.42. Undershot landing then Engine Failure on overshoot at Winkfield.
Struck off charge 2.10.42 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Sources:
1. The K File - The RAF of the 1930s - James J Halley, Air Britain, 1995 p.348
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=K4285
5. https://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/winkfield/
6. https://www.ukairfieldguide.net/airfields/Winkfield
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2022 17:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Apr-2022 17:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2022 17:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 03-Apr-2022 20:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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