ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20020
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 March 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | L6949 |
| MSN: | 3575 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Solway Sands, off Maryport, Cumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kingsdown, Carlisle, Cumberland |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3575 (Gipsy Major #80026): Taken on charge as L6949 at the Scottish Aviation Ltd operated 12 E&RFTS at Prestwick, 1937. Unit renamed 12 EFTS upon the outbreak of war 3.9.39. To 20 EFTS RAF Yeadon, West Yorkshire 18.5.41. To 15 EFTS RAF Kingsdown, Carlisle, Cumberland 17.2.42
Written off (destroyed) when dived into the ground at Solway Sands, off Maryport, Cumberland, avoiding collision with a Hawker Hurricane. L6949 was being flown by a Pilot Officer E.H. Lawrence and Sergeant D.K. Measures, both recorded as uninjured.
Sources:
1. RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p035.html
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?7978-430302-Unaccounted-airmen-2-3-1943&p=46137#post46137
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solway_Firth
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2008 05:18 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Jun-2012 17:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2013 03:56 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 06:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Aug-2021 16:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 17-Aug-2021 17:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2021 20:21 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 17:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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