ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276290
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| Date: | Friday 10 October 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 26 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T5551 |
| MSN: | 83270 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Selukwe, Midlands -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Guinea Fowl ALG, Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83270 (Gipsy Major #82705); Taken on charge as T5551 at 4 MU RAF Cowley, Oxford 14.5.40 and shipped direct to Southern Rhodesia. To 26 EFTS RAF Guinea Fowl ALG, Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia
Written off (destroyed) when failed to recover from incipient spin and crashed at Selukwe, Midlands Province, 7 miles South West of RAF Guinea Fowl ALG, Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia 10.10.41. Pilot - Leading Aircraftman Frank Knowles NIELD RAF VR (Pilot Under Training, Service Number 1108566, aged 21) - killed.
Shurugwi, formerly Selukwe, is a small town and administrative centre in Midlands Province, southern Zimbabwe, located about 350 km south of Harare (formerly Salisbury)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain. 1997 p.44)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/9498: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16997745
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2617254/frank-knowles-nield/
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p832.html
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T5551
7. http://www.rafweb.org/Members%20Pages/Casualties/1940s/1941/Casualties_1941_10-1.htm
8. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Lancashire/ManchesterUniversityWW2-N.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shurugwi#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2022 22:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Mar-2022 18:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Apr-2022 15:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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