ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 104423
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| Date: | Thursday 21 January 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 311th Ferry Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | DE925 |
| MSN: | 85796 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Warton /AAF Sta.582, Warton, Preston, Lancashire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warton/USAAF Sta.582, Warton, Perston, Lancashire |
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth MSN 85796: Taken on charge as DE925 at 33 MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 6.7.42. To 24 Squadron, RAF Hendon, Middlesex 22.8.42. To HQ 8th Army USAAC 1.12.42. Operated by USAAF Station 582, by the 311th Ferrying Squadron, Warton.
Written off (destroyed) 21.1.43 when spun in from 500 feet after take-off and crashed at Warton, Lancashire; pilot Lt Jack R Tinney, USAAF survived, but sustained slight injuries. (He returned to service, and was later severely injured by flak after making two bomb runs over the target of Friedrichshafen, Germany on 18 March 1944).
Warton Aerodrome is located in Warton village on the Fylde in Lancashire, England. The aerodrome is 6 Nautical Miles west of Preston, Lancashire, UK
Sources:
1. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/20247
2. http://www.south-lancs-aviation.bravepages.com/Warton.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p857.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jan1943O.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warton_Aerodrome#Establishment_and_military_use
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2012 23:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2012 06:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 27-Jan-2021 20:22 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 05-May-2021 08:54 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 17-Aug-2021 04:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 18-Aug-2021 17:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]] |
| 10-Jun-2022 09:55 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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