ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275765
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| Date: | Friday 19 September 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 'E' Flt 1 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | N9187 |
| MSN: | 82304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dirskelpin Farm, 9 miles North East of West Freugh, Wigtonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Freugh, Wigtonshire (EGOY) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82304 (Gipsy Major #82025); Taken on charge as N9187 at 27 MU RAF Shawbury, Shropshire 11.9.39. To 'E' Flight, 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (AACU), RAF West Freugh, Wigtonshire 15.7.40.
Written off when spun into the ground at Dirskelpin Farm, near Auchmantle, 9 miles North East of RAF West Freugh, Wigtonshire 19.9.41. Both crew - Sergeant M Widziszewski (Polish Air Force, Service Number P1695, aged 21) and Corporal E E Hayward- survived but injured.
Not repaired; deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck off charge 27.9.41 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 81/9172: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16997419
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p823.html
5. http://aircrewremembered.com/widziszewski-mieczyslaw.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_West_Freugh
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2022 23:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Feb-2022 23:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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