ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266942
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| Date: | Saturday 20 January 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 14 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N6920 |
| MSN: | 82164 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Broad Lane, Hopwas, 5 miles east of Tamworth, Staffordshire. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elmdon, Birmingham |
| RAF Tamworth, Staffordshire, |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN82164 (Gipsy Major #81001): Taken on charge as N6920 at 6 MU RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire 27.6.39. To 1 E&RFTS Hatfield 8.9.39. Unit renamed 1 EFTS upon outbreak of war 3.9.39. To 14 EFTS RAF Elmdon, Birmingham 5.1.42
Written off (destroyed) 20.1.45 when crashed at Broad Lane, Hopwas, 5 miles east of Tamworth, Staffordshire whilst attempting a forced landing during a snow storm. Aircraft was wrecked when it flew into a tree. Both crew killed.
Crew of Tiger Moth N6920:
Flying Oficer (J/45575) George Murray MACLEAN (Pilot) RCAF - killed in serivce 20.1.45.
Pilot Officer (166510) Richard Henry William STONEMAN (Nav.) RAFVR - killed in service 20.1.45.
MacLean’s brother Sgt A K MacLean was killed on 10.9.41 whilst on convoy escort duty with 236 Squadron, his body being washed up on the north Devon coast. Both brothers are now buried together at Heanton Punchardon, near Chivenor, Devon.
Tiger Moth N6920 was Struck off Charge as Cat.E(FA) on 20.1.45.
The reported crash location of Hopwas is a village in Staffordshire, England. It lies along the North West borders of Tamworth Borough (along the River Tame to the east and Dunstall Lane to the south of Hopwas) and 5 miles (8 km) east of Lichfield. It is situated where the A51 road crosses both the River Tame and the Coventry Canal. Although adjacent to the Borough of Tamworth, the village is part of the parish of Wigginton and Hopwas within Lichfield District.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/nwcrashes1945-52.htm
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17865-450120-Unaccounted-Airmen-20-01-1945&p=105108#post105108
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p821.html
5. https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/history/fallen-aviators/rcaf-casualties-second-world-war/mabee-to-macwatt/
6. https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1945.pdf P.27
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2441686/GEORGE%20MURRAY%20MACLEAN/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2734204/RICHARD%20HENRY%20WILLIAM%20STONEMAN/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2021 17:17 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 23-Aug-2021 21:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 23-Aug-2021 21:46 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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