ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266948
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| Date: | Friday 6 July 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 16 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | R4773 |
| MSN: | 82717 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Church Greasley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Burnaston, Derbyshire |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82717 (Gipsy Major #82610): Taken on charge as R4773 at 24 MU RAF Ternhill, Shropshire 16.1.40. To 6 EFTS RAF Sywell, Northamptonshire 25.9.40. Crashed 10.4.41; to Southern Aircraft, Gatwick for repairs 22.4.41. To 14 EFTS, RAF Elmdon, Birmingham 27.7.41. Crashed 25.2.43; to Taylorcraft, Rearsby, Leicestershire for repairs 2.3.43. To 16 EFTS RAF Burnaston, Derbyshire 14.4.43 after reapirs complete
Tiger Moth R4773 of 16 EFTS Crashed 6.7.45 during forced landing practice at Church Greasley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire. Engine Failure on approach, stalled in forced landing. Both crew members survived, but one was injured. Formally Struck Off Charge as Cat.E(FA) 31.7.45
Crew: One OK, one injured. The reported crash location of Church Gresley is a large village and former civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The village is situated between Castle Gresley and the town of Swadlincote, with which it is contiguous
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-T9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980)
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/nwcrashes1945-52.htm
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p827.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=%20R4773
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Gresley
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2021 17:50 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 25-Aug-2021 17:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 25-Aug-2021 21:38 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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