ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154255
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 December 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 779 Sqn ATC RAF |
| Registration: | 2614M |
| MSN: | 4072 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Haberdashers Aske School, Westbere Road, Hampstead, London NW2 -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Haberdashers Aske School, Westbere Road, Hampstead, London NW2. |
Registered G-ACIG [C of R 4405] 10.7.33 to Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Portsmouth. C of A 3978 issued 12.7.33. Registration cancelled 14.4.40 as sold. Impressed into military service as X9299 on 31.3.40 and delivered to 20MU Aston Down.
To Gatwick for major inspection 13.2.41. To 18MU Dumfries and converted to instructional airframe 2614M 21.6.41. Issued 1.7.41 to 779 Squadron ATC, Haberdashers Aske School, Westbere Road, Hampstead, London NW2.
Damaged beyond repair when being lowered from the first-floor window at the school in 1946. Airframe impacted the ground from a height of 15 feet when it slipped out of the ropes being used to move it. Accident date of 31 Dec 1946 is therefore a nominal date in lieu of the exact date.
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACIG.pdf
3. http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/p040.htm
4. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?86563-ATC-Squadron-instructional-airframes/page2&p=1655276#post1655276
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2013 13:54 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Apr-2013 19:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2013 03:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-May-2023 20:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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