ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275763
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| Date: | Friday 17 October 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 2 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T5856 |
| MSN: | 83592 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Worcester, Perdiswell, Worcestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Staverton, Gloucestershire (GLO/EBGJ) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83592 (Gipsy Major #83696); Taken on charge as T5856 at 33 MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 25.7.40. To 2 EFTS RAF Staverton, Gloucestershire 21.9.40.
Written off when stalled and cartwheeled on landing at RAF Worcester, Perdiswell, Worcestershire 17.10.41. Pilot - Corporal R E V Sandford - injured. Not repaired; deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck off charge 25.10.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1997 p.46)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/9671: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16997918
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p835.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T5856
6. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1941.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Worcester#Accidents_and_incidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2022 22:54 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Feb-2022 23:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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