ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275512
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| Date: | Friday 30 August 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 13 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | R4857 |
| MSN: | 82789 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Twyford, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF White Waltham Airfield, Maidenhead, Berkshire (EGLM) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82789 (Gipsy Major #82664); Taken on charge as R4857 at 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire 27.2.40. To 13 EFTS RAF White Waltham, Maidenhead, Berskhire 8.7.40.
Written off (damaged beyond reapir) when went out of control and spun into the ground near Twyford, Berkshire 30.8.40. Pilot, Leading Aircraftman C H Cox, survived but injured
Wreckage recovered to 50 MU RAF Cowley, Oxfordshire 3.9.40; to 4 MU RAF Cowley, Oxfordshire 10.9.40 for inspection and possible repair. Not repaired, deemed "damaged beyond economic repair", and Struck off charge 17.9.40 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/2879: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16472196
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p827.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twyford,_Berkshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2022 00:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Feb-2022 10:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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