ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275535
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 November 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 3 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T7228 |
| MSN: | 83718 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shrivenham Railway Station, Shrivenham, District of Vale of White Hors -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watchfield, Oxfordshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83718; Taken on charge as T7228 at 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire 13.8.40. To 3 EFTS RAF Watchfield, Oxfordshire 18.9.40.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when hit HT cables and crashed Shrivenham Railway Station, Shrivenham, District of Vale of White Horse, Berkshire 4.11.40. Both crew - Sergeant R H Moffatt (Instructor) and Leading Aircraftman R G Gardiner (Pilot Under Training) - survived injured. Not repaired; Struck off charge as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E) 23.12.40.
Shrivenham railway station was a station on the Great Western Main Line serving the village of Shrivenham in what was then part of Berkshire. The station was about 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) south of the village, on the west side of the B4000 Station Road, south of the Wiltshire & Berkshire Canal, and 5.6 miles along the line east of Swindon.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/4093: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16688191
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p837.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrivenham_railway_station
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2022 15:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Feb-2022 22:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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