ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275701
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 June 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 22 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | R5188 |
| MSN: | 83050 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Teversham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Teversham, Cambridge [EGSC] |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83050 (Gipsy Major #82879); Taken on charge as R5188 at 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 16.4.40. To 22 EFTS RAF Teversham, Cambridge 27.6.40
Crashed and destroyed by fire 11.6.41 in ground collision between Tiger Moth N6489 and Tiger Moth R5188, both of 22 Elementary Flying Training School, Teversham, Cambridge. Leading Aircraftman H V G Christopher (in Tiger Moth N6489) and Leading Aircraftman W French (in Tiger Moth R5188) injured
To DeHavilland 11.6.41 for repairs; not repaired and struck off charge 16.6.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/6827: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16756124
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p830.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R5188
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2022 18:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Feb-2022 23:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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