ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266828
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| Date: | Thursday 21 January 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 28 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | R5101 |
| MSN: | 82983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The Aqueduct, Watling Street near Brewood, Stafford, Staffordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pendeford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82983 (Gipsy Major #82892): Taken on charge as R5101 at 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 3.4.40. To 13 EFTS RAF White Waltham, Maidenhead, Berkshire 4.7.40. To 21 EFTS RAF Booker, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire 4.6.41. Crashed [presumably at RAF Booker] 9.8.41; to DH for repairs 10.8.41. To 28 EFTS RAF Pendeford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 20.9.41 after completion of repairs
On 21.1.43, De Haviland Tiger Moth R5101 of 28 EFTS (Elementary Flying Training School) collided in mid air with Tiger Moth BB816 and crashed onto an aqueduct at Watling Street near Brewood, Stafford, Staffordshire. Both crew - one in each aircraft - were killed
Crew of Tiger Moth R5101:
2nd Lieutenant Ali Aksu (Pilot, Turkish Air Force) - killed in service 21/1/1943
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft BA100-BZ999 (James J. Halley Air Britain 1986 p 18)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p829.html
3. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/nwcrashes1943.htm
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?1329-Turkish-Casualties/page2
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p033.html
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?1329-Turkish-Casualties&p=6948#post6948
7. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/09269.php
8. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?11980-21-Jan-1943-19430121
9. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewood
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendeford#Pendeford_Airfield
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2021 16:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Aug-2021 20:30 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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