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Date: | Tuesday 7 September 1948 |
Time: | day |
Type: | De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
Owner/operator: | 3 FTS RAF |
Registration: | DE247 |
MSN: | 85293 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Feltwell, 10 miles west of Thetford, Norfolk, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Destination airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85293; Taken on charge as DE247 at 33 MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 6.1.42. To 10 EFTS RAF Stoke Orchard 8.2.42. To 3 Glider Training School, RAF Stoke Orchard 10.7.42. To 29 EFTS RAF Clyffe Pypard 20.3.43. To 3 FTS RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk 13.11.47.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when overturned on landing RAF Feltwell, 10 miles west of Thetford, Norfolk 7.9.48; the aircraft 'bounced' on landing, and the pilot reacted by opening up the throttle and pushing the control column forward. The aircraft's nose immedaitely pointed downards, the propeller struck the runway at RAF Feltwell, and the aircraft overturned.
Not repaired; deemed 'damaged beyond economic repair' and Struck off charge as Cat.E2(FA) on 21.10.48
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987 P.10)
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.413
4.
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf 5.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p852.html 6.
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=%20DE247 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Feltwell#Royal_Air_Force_use 8.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._3_Flying_Training_School_RAF#Second_formation Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Sep-2021 18:31 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
17-Sep-2021 20:54 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |