ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204090
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| Date: | Monday 15 September 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Gp CF RAF |
| Registration: | AV951 |
| MSN: | 8029 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Tain, Moray Firth, Ross and Cromarty -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Tain, Moray Firth, Ross and Cromarty |
First registered (C of R 6002) 30.10.35 as G-ADKI to Gerald Leslie Ashburn France, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (aircraft based at Woolsington, Northumberland). Sold on and re-registered 6.3.39 to Mutual Finance Ltd., London W.1 (aircraft based at Heston, Middlesex and/or Ramsgate, Kent). Sold on and re-registered (3002/3) 13.7.39 to William Douglas Macpherson, Kensington, London W.8 (aircraft based at Heston, Middlesex and/or Geneva, Switzerland).Probably withdrawn from use and stored from 4.9.39, when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of war.
Registration G-ADKI cancelled 7.7.40 when impressed into military service as AV951. Service with 8 EFTS (Elementary Flight Training School), and 14 Group Communications Flight. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 15.9.41 when crashed on landing at RAF Tain, Moray Firth, Ross and Cromarty
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100-AZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 2000 p.141)
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ADKI.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A7.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p080.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2018 18:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-May-2019 20:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2019 16:21 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2019 07:44 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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