ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17570
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 April 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 28 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T5681 |
| MSN: | 83378 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Pendeford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pendeford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire |
| RAF Pendeford, Staffordshire |
DH.82 Tiger Moth MSN 83378 (built by Morris Motors at Cowley, Oxfordshire). Taken on charge as T5681 at 33 MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 24.7.40. To 17 EFTS North Luffenham 2.1.41; to Peterborough 7.41. To 28 EFTS RAF Pendeford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 19.5.42.
Substantially damaged after collision at RAF Pendeford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 17.4.1945
Crew:
AC2 (788664) Vojmír Matus (Pilot u/t) RAFVR - OK
Presumably repaired, as issued to To 8 MU Little Rissington 9.8.46. Struck off Charge as Cat.5(s) as sold as scrap 27.3.50 to International Alloys Ltd, Aylesbury
No.28 Elementary Flying Training School commenced operations at RAF Pendeford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire on 15.9.41 and was operated for the Royal Air Force by Air Schools Ltd. It was renamed No.25 Reserve Flying School on 26.6.47, and ceased to operate on 31.3.53.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. 28 EFTS RAF ORB (Operations Record Book) for the period 1.9.41 to 31.5.47: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/622/1 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7160952
3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/45/a2234945.shtml
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Reserve_flying_schools#Elementary_Flying_Training_Schools
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendeford#Pendeford_Airfield
6. Biography of pilot (1923-2008): http://www.rafaci.cz/?sekce1=cs_letci&sekce2=piloti_z_vysociny#matus_vojmir (Czech text)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2008 22:17 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Feb-2015 20:01 | Faun | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2021 16:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 25-Aug-2021 16:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2021 16:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Aug-2021 17:15 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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