ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277061
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 June 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 18 E&RFTS RAF |
| Registration: | K4289 |
| MSN: | 3285 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Woking, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Woking, Surrey (EGTF) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3285; Taken on charge as K4289 at 2 ASU (Aircraft Servicing Unit) RAF Cardington, Bedfordshire 16.5.35. To 18 E&RFTS RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Woking, Surrey 16.9.37.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled on take-off at RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Woking, Surrey 7.6.38 and struck Tiger Moths K4273 and K4290 (both also of 18 E&RFTS, RAF). Possibly to 3 MU RAF Didcot, Oxfordshire for repairs or salvage but not repaired and struck off charge 9.4.39 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Sources:
1. The K File - The RAF of the 1930s (James J Halley, Air Britain 1995 p.349)
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p032.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairoaks_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2022 17:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Apr-2022 20:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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