ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275483
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| Date: | Monday 11 December 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N6620 |
| MSN: | 3921 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hatfield Aerodrome, Hatfield, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hatfield Aerodrome, Hatfield, Hertfordshire (EGTH) |
| Hatfield Aerodrome, Hatfield, Hertfordshire (EGTH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3921 (Gipsy Major #80866); Taken on c as N6620 at 19 MU St Athan 7.3.39. To 34 ERFTS Southend 21.4.39. To 1 EFTS Hatfield 15.10.39.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing in fog Hatfield 11.12.39; aircraft reportedly stalled on undershoot on approach. Pilot, Sergeant J Cope injured. Struck off charge 9.2.40 as Cat.E(FA)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1728: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16359577
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4, http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p039.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N6620
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield_Aerodrome#1930s_expansion
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2022 21:52 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Feb-2022 19:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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