ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276049
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| Date: | Thursday 10 April 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 22 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T5889 |
| MSN: | 83605 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Quy Park, Church Road, Stow-cum-Quy, 4 miles NE of Cambridge -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Teversham, Cambridge [EGSC] |
| RAF Teversham, Cambridge [EGSC] |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83605 (Gipsy Major #84007); Taken on charge as T5889 at 39 MU RAF Colerne, Wiltshire 30.7.40. To 22 EFTS RAF Teversham, Cambridge 7.12.40.
Written off when spun into the ground off a loop, and crashed at Quy Park, Church Road, Stow-cum-Quy, around 4 miles (6.4 km) north east of Cambridge, 10.4.41. Pilot - Leading Aircraftman F O Walford - survived but injured
Not repaired; deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck off charge 16.4.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997 p.46)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/5758: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16755056
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p836.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T5889
6. http://www.stowcumquy.co.uk/
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stow_cum_Quy
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2022 00:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Mar-2022 17:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2022 22:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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