ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275385
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| Date: | Monday 30 October 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 22 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N6606 |
| MSN: | 3907 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Teversham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Teversham, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Teversham, Cambridge | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3907 (Gipsy Major #80842); Taken on charge as N6606 at 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 24.2.39. To 43 E&RFTS RAF Woolsington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland 10.7.39. To 22 EFTS RAF Teversham, Cambridge 15.10.39.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when spun into the ground on landing at RAF Teversham, Cambridge 30.11.39, after making steep climbing turn to avoid aircraft on ground. Pilot, Sergeant J E Halls injured. Struck off charge 18.1.40 as Cat.E(FA)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1703: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16359648
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p039.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N6606
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_City_Airport#Early_years
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2022 16:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Feb-2022 00:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Jul-2023 21:29 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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