ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153548
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 April 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth |
| Owner/operator: | HQ Flt ATA |
| Registration: | DD821 |
| MSN: | 2220 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tollerton, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | White Waltham Airfield, Maidenhead, Berkshire (EGLM) |
| Tollerton Nottinghamshire (EGBN) |
Registered G-ABUX [C of R 3653] 11.3.32 to Flying Officer Herbert C.D. (Rex) Hayter, RAF Northolt (also based at Rotherwick House, Basingstoke; alias Hartley Row, Hampshire). C of A 3387 issued 15.3.32. Owner joined British Air Navigation Co Ltd [BANCO], at Croydon in 11.33 and aircraft operated by them from 6.34; company ceased operations in 4.35. UK civil registration G-ABUX cancelled 15.12.40 by Secretary of State.
Impressed into military service as DD821 15.12.40 and used by HQ Flight Air Transport Auxiliary at White Waltham, near Maidenhead, Berkshire. Tipped up onto its nose whilst taxying in high winds at Tollerton on 8.4.42, and later struck by another aircraft. Struck off charge as written off (damaged beyond repair) 14.4.42.
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh80.pdf
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABUX.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A3.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p022.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2013 07:04 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-May-2013 06:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2013 10:44 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Dec-2017 00:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2018 17:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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