ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275852
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 September 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N9500 |
| MSN: | 82527 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Hatfield, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hatfield, Hertfordshire (EGTH) |
| RAF Hatfield, Hertfordshire (EGTH) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82527 (Gipsy Major #82601); Taken on charge as N9500 at 10 MU, RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 24.1.40. To 1 EFTS RAF Hatfield, Hertfordshire 23.9.40.
Written off when collided with Tiger Moth N6662 and crashed near Hatfield, Hertfordshire 2.9.41; Pilot - Leading Aircraftman William MOORE RAF VR (Service Number 103331, Pilot Under Training, flying solo) - was killed. The two crew of Tiger Moth N6662 - Sergeant John David HAINSWORTH RAF VR (Service Number 1379349, Instructor) and Leading Aircraftman Austen Kenneth BROWN RAF VR (Service Number 656640, Pilot Under Training) - were also killed.
Tiger Moth N9500 was Struck off Charge 8.9.41 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 81/8794: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16924636
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2932796/william-moore/
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p825.html
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=95086
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield_Aerodrome#Wartime
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2022 10:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Feb-2022 16:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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