ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275708
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 February 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 26 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T5500 |
| MSN: | 83233 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Guinea Fowl, Gwelo, Midlands -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Guinea Fowl ALG, Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia |
| RAF Guinea Fowl ALG, Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83233 (Gipsy Major #83023); Taken on charge as T5500 at 4 MU RAF Cowley, Oxfordshuire 14.5.40 and shipped direct to Southern Rhodesia. To 26 EFTS RAF Guinea Fowl, Southern Rhodesia.
Written off when crashed on landing in very low cloud at RAF Guinea Fowl ALG (Advanced Landing Ground), near Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia 25.2.41 and destroyed by fire. Pilot - Leading Aircraftman L Hayes - injured. Not repaired, and Struck off charge 25.2.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E) at 394 MU RAF Heany, Southern Rhodesia.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/5255: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16689353
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p832.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T5500
6. https://zimfieldguide.com/harare/rhodesia-air-training-group-ratg-1940-%E2%80%93-1945-and-statistics-fatalities-commonwealth-war
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gweru
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2022 20:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Feb-2022 23:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Apr-2022 07:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-Apr-2022 22:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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