ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275834
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| Date: | Friday 16 May 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 9 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T5712 |
| MSN: | 83433 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Clifford Bridge, Walsgrave, 3.5 miles NE of Coventry -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ansty, Coventry, Warwickshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83433; Built by Morris Motors, Cowley, Oxford. Taken on charge as T5712 at 9 EFTS RAF Ansty, Coventry, Warwickshire 19.7.40.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when hit barrage balloon cable, and crashed near Clifford Bridge, Walsgrave, Coventry 16.5.41. Both crew - Pilot Officer Christopher Charles BRACKENBURY RAF VR (Instructor, Service Number 88857, aged 24) and Leading Aircraftman Ronald Henry MORGAN RAF VR (Service Number 1381382, Pilot Under Training, aged 28) - were killed.
Struck off charge 26.5.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E). Walsgrave-on-Sowe, or simply Walsgrave, is a suburban district situated approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-east of central Coventry, Warwickshire, central England.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain. 1997 p.45)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/6455: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16755763
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2714114/christopher-charles-brackenbury/
4. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2965171/ronald-henry-morgan/
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p834.html
7. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=95260
8. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1941.htm
9. https://ww1.wales/ceredigion-memorials/aberystwyth-ww2-war-memorial
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walsgrave_on_Sowe
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2022 00:45 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Feb-2022 00:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2022 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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