ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276022
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| Date: | Friday 19 September 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 7 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T5416 |
| MSN: | 83159 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Braunstone RLG, Blaby, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Desford, Leicestershire |
| RAF Desford, Leicestershire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN.83159 (Gipsy Major #83007); Taken on charge as T5416 at 24 MU RAF Ternhill, Shropshire 13.5.40. To 11 EFTS RAF Perth/Scone, Perthshire 8.10.40. Crashed 30.6.41; to Taylorcraft for repairs 1.7.41. To 7 EFTS RAF Desford, Leicestershire 1.9.41.
Written off (destroyed) when struck boundary marker and crashed on landing at RAF Braunstone RLG, Blaby, Leicestershire 19.9.41 and destroyed by fire. Pilot - Leading Aircraftman K C J Hutton - survived but injured. Wreckage recovered to 1 MPRD (Metal Produce Recovery Depot) at Cowley, Oxford for salvage 21.9.41 and struck off charge 24.9.41. Broken up for scrap and components at Cowley in September/October 1941
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997 p.42)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/9170: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16997417
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p831.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T5416
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braunstone_Town
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2022 17:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Mar-2022 22:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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