ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276071
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| Date: | Sunday 9 February 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 13 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T5611 |
| MSN: | 83304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Sibson RLG, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sibson RLG, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Sibson RLG, Cambridgeshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83304; Built by Morris Motors, Cowley, Oxford. Taken on charge as T5611 at 38 MU RAF Llandow, Glamorgan 7.6.40. To 13 EFTS RAF White Waltham, Maidenhead, Berskhire 28.9.40; moved with unit to RAF Westwod, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 12.40.
Written off when bounced on landing, swung off the runway, and crashed into a wall in an attempted overshoot at RAF Sibson RLG, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 9.2.41. Pilot - Pilot Officer R Schrobiltgen (Belgian National) - survived but injured.
Not repaired; deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck off charge 20.2.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997 p.44)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/5066: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16689164
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p833.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T5611
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2022 18:24 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Mar-2022 22:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 09-Mar-2022 12:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants] |
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