ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206317
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| Date: | Friday 16 February 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | De Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor |
| Owner/operator: | TTC CF RAF |
| Registration: | W6460 |
| MSN: | 94059 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wootton Bassett Railway Station, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire |
First registered [C of R 9029] on 31.7.39 as G-AFPS to Grimsby Aviation Ltd., Grimsby Municipal Airport, Waltham, Grimsby, Lincolnshire. C of A 6726 issued August 1939.
Withdrawn from use and stored at Waltham (Grimsby Municipal) Airport, Waltham, Grimsby, Lincolnshire from 4.9.39 when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of WW II. Registration cancelled 14.12.39 as 'sold' ("Change of Ownership of Aircraft").
To 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire. Impressed into military service as W6460 12.2.40. To 26 Squadron, RAF Gatwick 15.10.40. To 51 MU RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 7.5.41. To 27 OTU RAF Lichfield 15.7.42. To RAF Halton 12.12.43. To 10 Radio School, RAF Carew Cheriton 22.1.44. To Technical Training
Command Communications Flight, RAF White Waltham, Maidenhead, Berkshire, 7.2.45.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16.2.45 when wrecked in a forced landing 300 yards South West of Wootton Bassett Railway Station, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire 16.2.45
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-af
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFPS.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p940.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH94.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Wootton_Bassett
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2018 21:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Dec-2019 18:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Oct-2022 20:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 22-Oct-2022 17:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 24-Oct-2022 01:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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