ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275671
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| Date: | Sunday 18 May 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 19 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N6943 |
| MSN: | 82193 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stonehills Lane, Runcorn, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sealand, Flintshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82193 (Gipsy Major #81118); Taken on charge as N6943 at 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire 10.7.39. To 3 EFTS RAF Watchfield , Oxfordshire18.9.40. Crashed 16.1.41; to DeHavilland for repairs 12.2.41. Upon completion of repairs, to 19 EFTS RAF Sealand, North Shotwick, Near Queensferry, Flintshire 31.3.41.
Crashed following abandoned forced landing and destroyed by fire at Stonehills Lane, Runcorn, Cheshire 18.5.41; Pilot - Leading Aircraftman Percy Gilbert DAVIES (Pilot Under Training, Service Number 1378633, aged 19) - killed.
Struck off charge 24.5.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/6903: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16756200
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2957681/percy-gilbert-davies/
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p821.html
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N6943
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2022 00:09 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Feb-2022 11:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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