ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275766
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| Date: | Sunday 23 November 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 9 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | R5173 |
| MSN: | 83035 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Southam RLG, Southam, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ansty, Coventry, Warwickshire |
| RAF Southam RLG, Southam, Warwickshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83035 (Gipsy Major #82868); Taken on charge as R5173 at 38 MU RAF Llandow, Glamorgan 13.4.40. To 9 EFTS RAF Ansty, Coventry, Warwickshire 17.11.40.
Written off when crashed into a tree on night landing RAF Southam RLG (Relief Landing Ground), Southam, Warwickshire 23.11.41. Both crew - Pilot Officer F R Passmore and Pilot Officer J Laverton - survived but were injured. Not repaired; deemed damaged beyond economic repair and Struck off charge 28.11.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
RAF Southam was a Royal Air Force relief landing ground (RLG) located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) east of Southam, Warwickshire, England and 7.3 miles (11.7 km) south east of Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. The airfield opened in 1940 and was mainly used by 9 Elementary Flying Training School training pilots. No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School (9 EFTS) using Tiger Moths. The School was mainly based at RAF Ansty but Southam was used as a satellite station and operated from 3.9.39 until 31.3.44. The airfield closed 18.12.44.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Brtiain, 1980)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/10465: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16998712
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=R5173
6. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1941.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Southam
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2022 23:33 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Feb-2022 19:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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