ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266947
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 November 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 28 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | R4849 |
| MSN: | 82681 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chetwynd, Shropshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pendeford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82781 (Gipsy Major #82658): Taken on charge as R4849 at 20 MU, RAF Aston Down, Minichinhampton, Gloucestershire 27.2.40. To 13 EFTS RAF White Waltham. Maidenhead, Berskhire 8.7.40; to RAF Westwood, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 12.40. To 21 EFTS RAF Booker, Buckinghamshire 2.6.41. Crashed 31.8.41 (presumably at RAF Booker); to Lundy & Atlantic Coast for repairs 2.9.41. After repairs complete, to 28 EFTS, RAF Pendeford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 8.10.41.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 28.11.45 when stalled while flying in hazy conditions at low altitude and crashed at Chetwynd, Shropshire. Fate of pilot unknown, but no fatalities reported. Formally Struck Off Charge 10.1.46.
The reported crash location of Chetwynd is a rural civil parish just to the north of Newport, Shropshire in England, at approximate coordinates 52°47′ 19.3″ N, 2°23′ 36.6″ W.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/nwcrashes1945-52.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p827.html
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R4849
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chetwynd,_Shropshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2021 17:43 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 19-Aug-2021 17:53 | Next | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Operator] |
| 19-Aug-2021 17:56 | Next | Updated [Location, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2021 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Aug-2021 22:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2021 10:22 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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