ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203320
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 June 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 8 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | AV988 |
| MSN: | 7051 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Weston Zoyland, near Bridgwater, Somerset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire |
| RAF Weston Zoyland, Somerset |
First registered (C of R 4950) 4.4.34 as G-ACPG to W.E. Davis, Lympne, Kent. C of A 4271 issued April 1934. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 8407) 21.3.38 to Cinque Ports Flying Club Ltd., Lympne, Kent.
Withdrawn from use 4.9.39 when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to he outbreak of war, and stored at Lympne, Kent. UK Civil registration G-ACPG cancelled on 16.5.40 when impressed into military service as AV988. To 110 (AAC) Wing, RAF Ringway, Cheshire 16.5.40 and then to 8 AACU, RAF Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire 27.5.40
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10.6.41 when engine lost power and aircraft hit hedge on overshoot at RAF Weston Zoyland, near Bridgwater, Somerset. Pilot - Pilot Officer A D Turner - survived, but was injured
To DH Witney, Oxfordshire for repairs, but repairs cancelled and instead Struck off charge 27.6.41 as Cat. E(FA)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100-AZ999 (J J Halley, Air Britain 2000 p 151)
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ACPG.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A5.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p070.html
6. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/6807: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16756104
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2008.pdf
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Weston_Zoyland
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2017 23:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Mar-2019 06:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-May-2019 23:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2019 00:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2019 09:00 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Oct-2022 22:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 05-Oct-2022 22:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2022 21:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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