ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275513
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 October 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 7 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T5689 |
| MSN: | 83404 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Desford, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Desford, Leicestershire |
| RAF Desford, Leicestershire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83404; Built by Morris Motors at Cowley, Oxford. Taken on charge as T5689 at 7 EFTS RAF Desford, Leicestershire 19.7.40.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when hit HT cables and overturned on landing at RAF Desford, Leciestershire 2.10.40. Both crew - Pilot Officer B L H Howes (Instructor) and Leading Aircraftman K C Gemmell (Pupil Pilot Under Training) - survived, but injured
Not repaired; deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck off charge 8.10.40 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) Filre AIR81/3595: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16687693
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p834.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T5689
6. https://docplayer.net/amp/186974828-Aircraft-crashes-in-the-east-midlands-excluding-lincolnshire-t-n-hancock.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Desford#World_War_II
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2022 00:40 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Feb-2022 10:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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