ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276072
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 March 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 17 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | R4953 |
| MSN: | 82861 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF North Witham, Twyford Wood, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Luffenham, Rutland |
| RAF North Witham, Lincolnshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82861 (Gipsy Major #82748); Taken on charge as R4953 at 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 29.2.40. To RAF Benson, Oxfordshire 27.10.40. To 17 EFTS RAF North Luffenham, Rutland 1.2.41.
Written off when dived into the ground and destroyed by fire at RAF North Witham, Twyford Wood, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire 26.3.41. According to one published source (see link #6): "On a solo training flight, the aircraft was written off, when the pilot lost control in a steep turn while returning to the aerodrome, and the aircraft dived into the ground. The pilot claimed that the control column jammed in flight, but upon post accident inspection, it was deemed to be operaing without any issues".
Pilot - Leading Aircraftman J L Barber - survived but injured. To DeHavilland 28.3.41 for repairs; not repaired, deemed "damaged beyond econokmic repair" and struck off charge 4.4.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Royal Air Force North Witham or more simply RAF North Witham is a former Royal Air Force station located in Twyford Wood, off the A1 between Stamford and Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircrft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/5569: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16689667
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p828.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R4953
6. https://www.bcar.org.uk/new1941-incident-logs
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_North_Witham
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2022 18:51 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Mar-2022 18:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2022 22:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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