ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 254047
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 May 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | HCMSU RAF |
| Registration: | T8259 |
| MSN: | 84532 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Lichfield, Fradley, Staffordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire |
| RAF Kinloss, Morayshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 84532; Taken on charge as T8259 at 11 EFTS RAF Perth/Scone, Perthshire 27.4.41. To 11 RFS RAF Perth/Scone, Perthshire 26.6.47. To Queens UAS (University Air Squadron), RAF Sydenham, Belfast 1.11.50. To 12 RFS (Reserve Flying School), RAF Filton, Brsitol, Gloucestershire 4.6.51. To Home Command Major Servicing Unit, RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire 25.2.53.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 19.5.53, crashed on take off on a flight from RAF Lichfield, Fradley, Staffordshire to RAF Kinloss, Morayshire. The Tiger Moth was caught by a gust of wind on takeoff and tipped up onto its nose at RAF Lichfield. Although the aircraft deemed "damaged beyond economic repair", both crew appear to have survived uninjured.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 144 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p 372
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p845.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. Tiger Moth T8259 as 'RUO' of Queens University Air Squadron, at Ringway, Manchester, 1/5/1950: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1550547
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Lichfield
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2021 20:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Apr-2021 20:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 29-Apr-2021 10:27 | Xindel | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2021 17:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 13-Oct-2021 09:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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