ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275668
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| Date: | Thursday 4 September 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 99 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T6301 |
| MSN: | 84716 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heron Farm, 3 miles North-East of RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 84716; Taken on charge as T6301 at 99 Squadron, RAF Waterbeach. Cambridgeshire 17.6.41.
Written off (destroyed) when crashed at Heron Farm, Long Drove, 3 miles North East of RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire 4.9.41 and destroyed by fire after control lost [each pilot thought other in was control, with the result that neither was controlling aircraft!]. Both crew -Squadron Leader R D MacFadden and Flight Lieutenant R B Osborn - survived but were injured.
Struck off charge 8.9.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/8861: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16924703
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p847.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T6301
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._99_Squadron_RAF#World_War_II
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Waterbeach#RAF_units_and_aircraft_-_Bomber_Command,_WW2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2022 23:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Feb-2022 11:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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