ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275837
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| Date: | Friday 13 June 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 6 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N9517 |
| MSN: | 82544 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile South of Wilby, Northamptonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sywell, Northamptonshire (ORM/EGBK) |
| RAF Sywell, Northamptonshire (ORM/EGBK) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82544 (Gipsy Major #82573); Taken on charge as N9517 at 24 MU RAF Ternhill, Shropshire 16.1.40. To 6 EFTS RAF Sywell, Northamptonshire 25.9.40.
Written off when spun into the ground and crashed 1 mile South of Wilby, Northamptonshire 13.6.41. Pilot - Leading Aircraftman R A Cadman - injured. Not repaired, deemed "damaged beyond repair" and Struck off charge 16.6.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Wilby is a suburban linear village and civil parish in the Wellingborough built-up area of North Northamptonshire, England. The suburb is 3 miles south-west of Wellingborough town centre
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraftr N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/6889: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16756186
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p825.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N9517
6. https://docplayer.net/amp/186974828-Aircraft-crashes-in-the-east-midlands-excluding-lincolnshire-t-n-hancock.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilby,_Northamptonshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2022 01:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Feb-2022 10:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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