ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203576
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 June 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
| Owner/operator: | TTC CF RAF |
| Registration: | AX865 |
| MSN: | 7081 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hooton Park, Hooton Park, Wirral, Cheshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | White Waltham Airfield, Maidenhead, Berkshire |
| RAF Hooton Park, Cheshire |
c/no. 7081: Registered as G-ACUO [C of R 5154] 3.9.34 to John M Barbour, of Linen Thread Co Ltd, Renfrew. C of A 4476 issued 18.9.34. Sold 19.5.36 to Northern & Scottish Airways Ltd, Renfrew. Re-registered [C of R 8236] 24.11.37 to Alan S Butler, Hatfield (& Studham Hall Farm, Dunstable). Withdrawn from use and stored at Hatfield from 4.9.39 when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of war. Civil registration G-ACUO cancelled 23.7.40 when impressed into military service as AX865.
To 6 AACU, Ringway. To HQ Army Co-operation Command Communications Flight, White Waltham .41. To Technical Training Command Communications Flight, White Waltham 31.5.43
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6.6.44 when undercarriage collapsed on landing at RAF Hooton Park, Cheshire. Struck off charge 27.6.44 as Cat.E(FA)
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ACUO.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A5.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p070.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2009.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hooton_Park
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2017 23:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Feb-2019 09:44 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2019 19:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Oct-2022 15:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 10-Oct-2022 15:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2022 18:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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