ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142273
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| Date: | Saturday 23 December 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 2 (Trg) Flt KAAU |
| Registration: | K27 |
| MSN: | 82597 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Karen, South West of Nairobi -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eastleigh, Nairobi |
| Karen, Nairobi | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82597 (Gipsy Major #81678). C of A 6758 issued 25.8.39 to Wilson Airways. Registration VP-KCU reserved 7.39 for Wilson Airways Ltd. Taken over by Kenya Auxiliary Air Unit on delivery and reserved registration cancelled 6.9.39.
To Kenya Auxiliary Air Unit (KAAU) as K27 and operated by 2 (Training) Flight, Eastleigh, Nairobi.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing Karen, Nairobi 23.12.39. Pilot, Leading Aircraftman E Enticknap injured
The reported crash location of Karen is a suburb of Nairobi in Kenya, lying south-west of Nairobi central business district. The suburb of Karen borders the Ngong Forest and is home to the Ngong Racecourse.
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1753: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16471079
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vp-kaa.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p825.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen,_Kenya
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2012 20:51 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Apr-2018 13:32 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2021 22:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 30-Jul-2021 03:07 | TB | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2022 17:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2022 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Feb-2022 10:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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