ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275767
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 November 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 7 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N6650 |
| MSN: | 3954 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ollerton, 2 miles South East of Knutsford, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Desford, Leicestershire |
| RAF Hawarden, Flintshire (EGNR) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3954 (Gipsy Major #80878); Taken on charge as N6650 at 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 22.3.39. To 21 E&RFTS Stapleford Abbots, Essex 29.8.39. To 7 EFTS RAF Desford, Leciestershire 15.10.39.
Written off when hit trees during forced landing at Ollerton, near Knutsford, Cheshire 11.11.41. Pilot - Corporal R Garvey - injured. Some published sources state that the pilot got lost on a cross country NAVEX (navigation exercise) and force-landed due to running out of fuel. Aircraft deemed "beyond economic repair" and Struck off charge 17.11.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Ollerton is a village in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is approximately 2 miles south east of the town of Knutsford.
NOTE: Some published sources mis-spell the crash location as "Allerton" or "Alleston".
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) Filre AIR 81/10256: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16998503
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p039.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N6650
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ollerton,_Cheshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2022 23:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Feb-2022 19:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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