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Date: | Friday 3 May 1940 |
Time: | day |
Type: | De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
Owner/operator: | 11 EFTS RAF |
Registration: | N6742 |
MSN: | 82020 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Perth/Scone, New Scone, Perthshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Perth/Scone, New Scone, Perth (PSL/EGPT) |
Destination airport: | RAF Perth/Scone, New Scone, Perth (PSL/EGPT) |
Narrative:De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82020 (Gipsy Major #80946); Taken on charge as N6742 at 8 MU RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire 27.4.39. To 18 E&RFTS RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Surrey 5.9.39. To 11 EFTS RAF Perth/Scone, New Scone, Perthshire 3.10.39.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 3.5.40: Flight Lieutenant V A Dawson, Sergeant W R Dibb, Sergeant A B G Barclay, Leading Aircraftman H D Boynton: injured; mid-air collision between Tiger Moth N6742, 11 EFTS (Elementary Flying Training School), and Rapide G-AEMM, 7 AOS (Air Observers Navigation School), 3 May 1940 near RAF Perth/Scone, New Scone, Perthshire
Not repaired; Struck off charge as Cat E 9.5.40.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/2055:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16471492 3.
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf 4.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p820.html 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_Airport_(Scotland)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Feb-2022 21:34 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
20-Feb-2022 11:12 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |