Date:	Friday 10 May 1940
Time:	day
Type:	De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	7 EFTS RAF
Registration:	G-ADPE
MSN:	3395
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire
Destination airport:	Desford, Leicestershire

Narrative:
DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3395 (Gipsy Major #8289) Registered G-ADPE [C of R 6223] 24.9.35 to Reid & Sigrist Ltd., New Malden, Surrey, and operated by 7 E&RFTS Desford. C of A 5125 issued 19.11.35. Unit renamed 7 EFTS after the outbreak of war on 3.9.39.

Substantially damaged 10.5.40 when crashed on take off from Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire. Presumably repaired, because, still as G-ADPE, this Tiger Moth crashed for the second time on 22.7.40: "Sergeant W J E Ardley; injured; aircraft accident, Braunstone, Tiger Moth G-ADPE, 7 Elementary Flying Training School, 22 July 1940" (see link #3). (Braunstone is in Leicestershire, approximately six and a half miles south south east of RAF Desford).

Registration G-ADPE cancelled ("Cancellation by Secretary of State") on 3.1.41. It is worth noting that a number of Tiger Moths operated by Reid & Sigrist were impressed into military service with 7 EFTS on this date (with serials between BB851 and BB863). As such G-ADPE was impressed into Military Service as BB853 on 3.1.41.

Crashed (for the third and final time), this time in Military markings as Tiger Moth BB853: crashed into dispersal hut on landing Desford 10.10.41 and destroyed by fire. According to File AIR81/9499: "Leading Aircraftman P M A Hull: injured; aircraft accident at Desford Aerodrome, Leicestershire, Tiger Moth BB853, 7 Elementary Flying Training School, 10 October 1941".

Struck off charge as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E) 17.10.41.

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft BA100-BZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ADPE.pdf
4. Second crash - National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/2427: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16471672
5. Third & final crash - National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/9499: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16997746
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p033.html
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
8. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?3794-411010-Unaccounted-airmen-10-10-1941&p=20789#post20789
9. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A7.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
14-Jan-2018 15:03	Dr. John Smith	Added
16-Oct-2018 20:43	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator]
03-Aug-2021 23:38	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category]
03-Aug-2021 23:40	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source]
03-Aug-2021 23:41	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative]
04-Aug-2021 17:17	Anon.	Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]