ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276024
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| Date: | Saturday 22 November 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 7 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | L6946 |
| MSN: | 3564 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Coleshill, near Coventry, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Desford, Leicestershire |
| RAF Desford, Leicestershire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3564 (Gipsy Major #80008); Taken on charge as L6946 at Reid & Sigrist Ltd/7 E&RFTS, Desford 1937. Unit renamed 7 EFTS upon outbreak of war 3.9.39.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled and crashed from an altitude of 200 feet at Coleshill, near Coventry, Warwickshire 22.11.41. Pilot - Leading Aircraftsman G C Hancox - survived but injured.
Coleshill is a market town in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England, taking its name from the River Cole, on which it stands
Not repaired; deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck off charge 27.11.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Brtiain, 1977)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/10426: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16998673
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p035.html
5. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1941.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleshill,_Warwickshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2022 17:29 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Mar-2022 22:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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