ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275511
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 July 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 22 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | R5189 |
| MSN: | 83051 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Station Yard, Baldock Railway Station, Baldock, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Teversham, Cambridge [EGSC] |
| RAF Teversham, Cambridge [EGSC] |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83051 (Gipsy Major #83136): Taken on charge as R5189 at 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 16.4.40. To 22 EFTS RAF Teversham, Cambridge 27.6.40.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 30.7.40 when crashed into a telegraph pole while low flying and came down in the Station Yard of Baldock Railway Station, Station Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire. Both crew - Sergeant H D Richardson, and Leading Aircraftman R M Ross survived, but were injured. To DeHavilland at Hatfield, Herfordshire for repairs 6.8.40 but deemed "damaged beyond econmic repair" and Struck off charge as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
Baldock railway station serves the town of Baldock in Hertfordshire, England. It is on the Cambridge Line, 36 miles 47 chains (58.9km) north of London King's Cross, and is located on the outskirts of Baldock on Station Road.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/2486: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16471961
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p830.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R5189
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldock_railway_station
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2022 00:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Feb-2022 09:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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