ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205593
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 May 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 3 PRU RAF |
| Registration: | AX786 |
| MSN: | 3584 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile SW of Girton College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Farnborough, Hampshire (EGLF) |
| RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
First registered [C of R 7821] on 29.4.37 as G-AEXG to Merseyside Aero & Sports Co Ltd., Speke, Liverpool.[Aircraft based at Speke] C of A 5887 issued 5.5.37.
Registration cancelled 22.7.40 as sold ("change of ownership of aircraft"). Impressed into military service as AX786, 28.7.40. Taken on charge at 15 MU RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire 3.8.40. To 3 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit, RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire 8.5.41.
Written off (damaged beyond repair): Spun in from low altitude and crashed 1 mile South West of Girton College, Cambridge 21.5.41. Of the crew of two, one was killed, and one was seriously injured
Crew of Tiger Moth AX786:
P/O (44194) Eric JACKSON (Pilot) RAF- killed
F/O (42804) Michael Andean COOTE (pass.) RAF- survived but seriously injured.
Both crew were reportedly on the strength of 7 Squadron, RAF Oakington, and "on loan" to 3 PRU. Tiger Moth AX786 was Struck off charge as Cat.E(FA) 31.5.41.
Sources:
1. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/79-register-gb-g-ae
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AEXG.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A10.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p035.html
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2701127/ERIC%20JACKSON/
6. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/6566: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16755863
7. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?2901-410521-Unaccounted-airmen-21-5-1941/page2&highlight=JACKSON&p=78731#post78731
8. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?2901-410521-Unaccounted-airmen-21-5-1941&highlight=JACKSON&p=15523#post15523
9. https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/214322/
10. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/help-with-raf-casualtys-raf-service-numbers.17206/#post-221752
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girton_College,_Cambridge
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2018 00:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 20:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Aug-2021 19:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 07-Aug-2021 19:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2021 19:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2021 19:47 | SD | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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